Cerebral Palsy
Family-Focused Information and Tools
Handouts
Additional Information
Handouts
KidsHealth Brief Cerebral Palsy Articles
From the Nemours Foundation. Parent, Teen and Child sections of the website each have information on cerebral palsy.
For Parents
For Teens
For Children
Summary for Parents and Caregivers - Diagnostic Asssessment of the Child with Cerebral Palsy
2 page handout summarizes what cerebral palsy (CP) is, how your child's doctor makes a diagnosis of cerebral palsy, and how this disorder may affect your child. Summarized from the Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.
http://aan.com/professionals/practice/guidelines/guideline_summaries/
Child_Cerebral_Palsy_Guideline_for_Patient.pdf 
Cerebral Palsy Fact Sheet
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
(2002), 7-8 pages
MEDLINEplus
U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
Practical Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
From the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research
Dental
Care Every Day: A Caregiver's Guide
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Additional Information
United Cerebral Palsy Association Website
Information for health professionals and families related to research, advocacy, and resources.
www.ucpa.org/
Family Village Website- Cerebral Palsy Pages
Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin.
Family Village is global community website that integrates information, resources and communication opportunities for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, their families, and professionals. Information and resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and more. Broad range of discussion boards.
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_cerp.htm
Cerebral Palsy Pages- NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
High quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish. Librarians and health professionals in New York and beyond find, select, and organize current, accurate consumer health information.
English:
www.noah-health.org/en/genetic/conditions/celebralpalsy/index.html
See Cerebral Palsy Provider Forms and Tools for Family and Health Care Provider Shared Management Tools
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