Transcript An Atypical Look at CP

Stuck in Neutral
In the story I will be reading aloud to
you, Stuck in Neutral, the main
character is a wheelchair bound boy
who has Ceberal Palsy.
An Atypical Look at CP
CP= Cerebral Palsy
What is Cerebral Palsy?
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a general term
for a group of non-contagious
diseases that cause physical
disability in human development.
Cerebral: refers to the affected area of the
brain, the cerebrum
 Palsy: refers to disorder of movement.
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What is Cerebral Palsy?
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Cerebral Palsy happens to about 2 of every 1000
people who are born.
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The incidence is higher in males than in females.
Possible Symptoms of Ceberal Palsy:
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Abnormal muscle tone
Posture (i.e. slouching over while sitting),
Impaired reflexes, motor development and coordination
There can be joint and bone deformities
Contractures (permanently fixed, tight muscles and joints).
Spasms, other involuntary movements (e.g. facial gestures),
unsteady walking, problems with balance
Loss of muscle mass
What is Cerebral Palsy?
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Babies born with severe CP often have an irregular
posture; their bodies may be either very floppy or very
stiff.
 Birth defects, such as a curved spine, a small
jawbone, or a small head sometimes occur along with
CP.
 Symptoms may appear, change, or become more
severe as a child gets older.
 Some babies born with CP do not show obvious signs
right away.
 There is no known cure for CP. Medical intervention is
limited to the treatment and prevention of
complications possible from CP's consequences.
Cerebral Palsy
Does not necessarily mean the person is
limited ability, or that their brain is
affected at all.
 It’s possible that brain damage can occur
from CP, but not usual.
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Steven Hawking
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Stephen Hawking - Professor Stephen Hawking is a well-known
example of a person with MND, and has lived for more than 40
years with the disease.
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He is an internationally famous physicist
He defied time and doctor’s predictions that he would not live 2-years
beyond his 21 years of age
He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); also
known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The symptoms are very similar to
those of CP, Hawking cannot walk, talk, breathe easy, swallow and
has difficulty in holding up his head.
Josh Blue
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An American comedian who was voted the Last Comic Standing
on NBC's reality show Last Comic Standing during its fourth
season, which aired May–August, 2006.
Josh Blue has cerebral palsy and many of his jokes center on
living with his disability, how he deals with it and how other
people view him.
He coined the term "palsy punch" during his final set of the final
round of the show, when he said that the palsy punch is effective
in a fight because "first of all, they don't know where the punch is
coming from, and second of all, neither do I."
Blue also joked that signing an autograph takes 45 minutes, and
that to write down his phone number he has to find a "big ole'
stack of paper."
video clips of Josh Blue.
Video clip #2
Voice
What does it mean to have voice?
 What does it mean to write with voice?
 Do Characters have voice?
 How does an author create a character
with strong voice?
 Who are some characters with a strong
voice?
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