Books with title Life With Cerebral Palsy

Gives readers a look into the lives and abilities of people who have cerebral palsy, as well as the challenges they face. Learn how physical therapy and assistive devices such as wheelchairs help people with cerebral palsy every day. Additional features include a table of contents, an informative infographic, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, sources for further research, and information about the author.

These books offer readers a means of understanding various ailments; clear, careful explanations offer insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how we cope with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; In this addition to the Diseases and Disorders series, author Barbara Sheen provides an overview of cerebral palsy, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. A chapter on supportive therapies includes a comprehensive discussion of available therapeutic treatment options for those with cerebral palsy. Personal narratives and first-hand accounts and featured throughout the text.; All volumes in the series include primary and secondary quotations, annotated bibliographies, detailed indexes, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.

Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (including symptoms, causes, treatments and cures); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues; and offers first-person narratives from people coping with the disease -- either as patients, family members or caregivers. Essays are carefully edited and introduced to make them easily accessible to student researchers as well as general readers.