Developmental Disabilities

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy Big Sibling Program
Harvard students are volunteering as mentors and friends to children with
Cerebral Palsy. This model program emphasizes activities that enhance
motor and sensory functions. From Children's Hospital in Boston. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~chp/cp.html

Cerebral Palsy-Causes
CP is a group of disorders that hinder control of movement. It is caused by an injury to the brain during pregnancy, around the time of birth, or shortly after birth.
http://www.cerebralpalsyfyi.com/cerebral_palsy_causes.html

Neurological Disorders
From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. An
informative site that looks at Cerebral Palsy. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/disorder_index.htm

Selective Posterior Rhizotomy
From the St. Louis Children's Hospital Center for Cerebral Palsy Spasticity.
This site focuses on Selective Posterior Rhizotomy, a surgical procedure to
reduce spasticity. http://www.stlouischildrens.org/tabid/89/itemid/1539/Cerebral-Palsy