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Spectrum of Disabilities
We at Reach Out and Care (ROC) Wheels strive to accommodate the seating and
positioning needs of a wide range of impairments and disorders affecting children today. Some
of them are easily recognizable and some are very rare. This makes having a proper
diagnosis considerably difficult at times.
Listed below are some of the impairments and disorders that are seen more frequently. By no
means is this list all inclusive, so use resources available to you to help you in those cases
where you just don't know.
Cerebral Palsy
Children suffering traumas from harsh environment
Genetic and dysmorphic disorders
Neurologic disorders
Immunologic and metabolic disorders
Spinal cord injury
Traumatic brain injury
Shaken Child Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and "crack" babies
The most common disability served is Cerebral Palsy. Below is detailed information on cerebral
palsy.
CEREBRAL PALSY (Mild to severe)
CEREBRAL PALSY is a collection of motor disorders resulting from damage to the brain that
occurs before, during, or after birth. The damage to the child's brain affects the motor system,
and as a result the child has poor coordination, poor balance, abnormal movement patterns, or
a combination of these characteristics.
Cerebral palsy is a static disorder of the brain, not a progressive disorder. The neuromotor
disorders associated with cerebral palsy are not temporary. Therefore, a child who has
temporary motor problems, or who has motor problems that get worse over time, does not
have Cerebral Palsy. Children with Cerebral Palsy have many other kinds of medical problems.
Not all of these problems are related to brain injury, but most of them are neurological in
nature, including epilepsy, mental retardation, learning disabilities and attention
deficit-hyperactivity disorders.
Congenital Cerebral Palsy (cerebral palsy that exists from birth) is responsible for the largest
proportion of cases of cerebral palsy. Injuries sustained during the birthing process (i.e. anoxia)
or in early childhood may be considered the cause of cerebral palsy.
Children with Cerebral Palsy
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