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 > >>