Hi Bobby,

      Yes, I believe I read about in the very beginning when I was trying to
learn about this becasue of Amber. Hmmmm spastic drooling idiot - I guess
have CP then too!!  I am very jumpy - my father elicited this behavor - he
would walk into a room and I would jump and/or drop what ever I was holding
- he would get really pissed off and call me a spastic idiot - and after the
stroke I developed a little drool thing as I drift off to sleep. Amber does
the same thing!! It frustrates her, I just have these beautiful towels -
that are called sleeping towels. With her IQ - she is a genius so - his
asertions are true as far as I am concerned.

                                                                Brightest
Blessings
                                                                     Trisha
- the non CP  spastic drooling idiot!!


> Trisha,
>
>         Cerebral Palsy was first described medically by Dr. Thomas(?)
> Little of London in a speech to the London Obsterical Society. I once saw
> a
> copy of the Lancet Article in the Medical archives at Randolph AFB, Texas.
> It is brilliant succinct description. In regard to intelligence, Little
> said the CP could range from genius level on down to "spastic drooling
> idiots". Many American "guru's" in CP chose to ignore Little reference to
> genius and said he labelled all CP's as "spastic drooling idiots", thus
> grabbing some glory at Little expense. For quite some time, CP was termed
> Little's Disease.
>
> So much for the mini-lecture.
>
>
>
>
>
> >HI Kathy,
> >
> >   Well, I do an informational CP related topic each month - in lieu of
> the
> >questions that was raised last week by Beth - I posted a simple
> introduction
> >to CP for everyone who doesn't have it - there is much misconception
> about
> >it - I knew it was a diagnosis given only to children with brain damage
> >occuring around the natal to 18 month age range - generally not
> diagnosised
> >until around or after age 2. Amber who had a stroke at birth is said to
> have
> >CP and is a Right Hemi -  an older child or adult having a stroke would
> be
> >diagnosed with CVA. Same thing. The difference comes in - in the growing
> >process. Adult stroke victims suffer from the paralysis but not the
> growth
> >effects. Anyway, CP is a generic term  like Human or Cancer , don't tell
> you
> >much - therefore it confuses people - and generally evokes the worst case
> >scenerio - when we quantify the results by category - its much easier to
> >understand - like Amber is a Right  Hemi. Just saying she has CP - tells
> you
> >little about her. You have CP and so does Amber - yet it is very
> different.
> >
> >                                                    Brightest Blessings
> >                                                           Trisha
> >
> >> Greetings Trisha,
> >>
> >> What is this about? Kathy
> >>