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How would you modify a crabwalk for a child with cerebral palsy in a wheelchair?

The child also has problems with controlling their arms, and legs.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Get a PT (physical therapy) evaluation. they will design a program to accomplish what you want.

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    5 years ago

    I've worked with many youngsters with CP, so might be i can aid you out. Cerebral palsy varies from little one to youngster. There are some folks with CP who do need wheelchairs. Others use walkers and crutches to get round. And there are nonetheless others who don't need any extra help. Actually, when you saw a few of them running via within the avenue, you may not ever even recognize they'd cerebral palsy. I've recognized youngsters with slight CP who play football, baseball, ride bikes, run monitor, and do the whole thing their friends do. Bodily medication can work wonders. Whilst there is not any "remedy" for CP, a individual with a moderately mild case can lead a natural, active life with the proper therapy. While it's fundamental to realize what CP is, it's even more primary to have an understanding of what CP will not be. CP shouldn't be mental retardation. There is also a individual in a wheelchair with more severe CP who speaks with trouble, but that doesn't imply his thoughts are slow. He thinks the equal approach we do, however the impaired muscle tissues make it elaborate to speak. A character with CP can literally be a genius, but folks alas appear at them as if they are intellectually impaired. Simply bear in mind that this is not most commonly the case.

  • 8 years ago

    Hm, maybe from behind the wheelchair make it go back and forth like the crabwalk and just let them move their arms with the motion. I've worked with small children in the past for many years, though not directly with special needs. That would be my best suggestion to still include them in activities.

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