Mar
I am waiting to be a “Big Sister” in Huge brothers, massive sisters, and they have a possible match for me. She is a girl with cerebral palsy, and I don't know much about it. I’ve found info online, but it's very clinical and I just wanted some insight on the condition from real people.
Any thoughts? Anything I should know about?
Answer:
Basically it is caused by damage to the part of the brain that handles your motor skills and muscle control. It really varies from person to person so its hard to say exactly what challenges someone would have though.
If her CP is more severe she might use a wheelchair or walker, and also it might be a little hard to understand her because the CP effects muscle control for speaking too? Also a lot of people with cerebral palsy have this thing that makes their muscles really tense and they move involuntarily. I think thats what the other answer is talking about when she states her friend shakes. People will do stuff like shake or kick/move their arms or legs without trying, its just like signals from the brain so they can't control it?
My sister has pretty severe CP and her legs just kick a little bit back and forth constantly like 24 hrs a day. She uses a wheelchair only to get around (noo walking) and I think people who don't know her usually have a really hard time understanding her unless she speaks really slow. She can't write or do much with her hands but she can drive her wheelchair and eat by herself. But also I’ve a friend with really mild CP and he just walks with sort of a stiff limp and has bad handwriting/fine motor skills, basically he's just a little bit klutzy/awkward when he moves. Like I said, it varies a lot? Maybe someone at Massive Brothers Huge Sisters could tell you a tiny more about her before you meet her?
Oh, also it is caused by brain damage but that doesn't always mean the person will have a mental disability too. Some people with CP will be mentally challenged and some will be average and some total geniuses.
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my best friend has it pretty shaky he can't get a job as mechanic but is considered to much of a risk and can't really get a job at all because of it sucks .