if a person has cerebral palsy,does it cause then to have a learning disability?
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Many people with cerebral palsy are very intelligent.  It's just that the condition, which effects speech and other motor functions, may cause them to appear to be mentally handicapped.
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Brainstem disorders would be unlikely to cause mental retardation, if the problem were confined to that area, since the brainstem is not involved with learning and cognition- Serious BrSt problems would cause death. Other than that, you would have to be more specific in your question.
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what kind of risk and what kind of learning disability? There are several. Your question needs to be more specific.
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Dyslexia is said to be a neurological disorder with biochemical and genetic markers. Dyslexia was originally defined as a difficulty with reading and writing that could not be explained by general intelligence. One diagnostic approach is to compare their ability in areas such as reading and writing to that which would be predicted by his or her general level of intelligence, but some would say that it is not certain that intelligence should be a predictor of reading or writing ability; and also that the causes, effects and treatments of reading disabilities may be similar for all levels of intelligence.\n\nHowever, as has been discovered only in the last decade, individuals may read and write perfectly and still have dyslexia (see characteristics below), but this is disputed. Other contradictions are also said to exist among those diagnosed with dyslexia seeming to point to the fact that dyslexia is a highly complicated disorder. Neuroscientific, psychological, and educational research is still needed to understand the scope of dyslexia.\n\nThere are alternative definitions of dyslexia and much debate over the definition of dyslexia and how best to treat it. The British Psychological Society does not describe it as a mental condition or neurological disorder:\n\n    "It is very common to try and deal with dyslexia as if it is a mental condition, with one test and one feature but that is just not the case" [1].\n\nThe British Dyslexia Association defines dyslexia as 'a difference in the brain area that deals with language'. The BPS does not link dyslexia with intelligence in their definition:\n\n    "Dyslexia is evident when accurate fluent word reading and or spelling develops incompletely or with great difficulty. This focuses on literacy learning at the 'word level' and implies that the problem is severe and persistent despite appropriate learning opportunity"\n    "Learning difficulties of a Dyslexic nature are not defined by general ability as measured by IQ, but by cognitive processes under-pinning basic literacy. Learners representing a wide range of general ability and IQ can have dyslexic problems".[2]\n\nThe term was coined in 1884 by R. Berlin [3]. People are diagnosed as dyslexic when their reading problems cannot be explained by a lack of intellectual ability, inadequate instruction, or sensory problems such as poor eyesight. Because reading is a complex mental process, dyslexia has many potential causes. From a neurophysiological perspective, dyslexia can be diagnosed by close inspection of the morphology of the brain, usually upon autopsy. Dyslexia is also associated with phonological difficulties, such as enunciati
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Have you consider a tutor? You may also want to get tested in that perhaps you may have a learning disorder. That doesn't mean you are dumb it means you have a disability. If you are truly trying your best and still coming up short it may be time to seek help from a professional. You will be surprised how much pressure that will take off of you and how much support you will receive. Right now you probably feel so alone and so small when there is no need to. Help is just a call away. I wish you the best.
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Renal failure, brain damage, muscle damage, nerve damage, coma, death. Later, there could be learning difficulties, blindness. These are extreme cases. In no way am I saying that these things will happen. Just that they can.
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This is cut and paste from the noted article:\n\nCP is associated with multiple impairments including disturbances in gait and mobility, visual/auditory impairments, speech problems, learning disabilities, seizures, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ("ADHD"), mental retardation, behavior problems, difficulties in feeding, incontinence, problems with breathing (postural difficulties), pressure sores and hip subluxation (incomplete hip dislocation). \n\nIndividuals with CP often are not mentally retarded although physically they may appear different, so it is important to accurately assess their cognitive abilities and not make assumptions based on appearances alone. \n\nhttp://www.clsphila.org/Cerebal%20Palsy.htm\n_________________________________________________________
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Being a high school math teacher, I can tell you that physical disabilities are not diffcult to accomodate in the classroom.  Generally, as long as the student can understand the concepts, they do fine.  Students with learning disabilities, by nature, have a tougher time.  In those cases, it is important to for the classroom teacher and the special education teacher to work closely to help the student succeed.
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Disabilities are varied and different. I am sure you aware that the late Christopher Reeve was Paralyzed, he had a physical disability. That is the most obvious of the disabilities. Others are Blindness, Deafness, Arthritis, etc. Then there are "hidden" disabilities i.e. Learning Disabilities such as Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD),there is also Mental Illness such as Depression, Bi-polar Disorder, etc. More than 10% of the US population have some kind of disability or another.
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Dyslexia is an impairment in your brain's ability to translate written images received from your eyes into meaningful language. Also called specific reading disability, dyslexia is the most common learning disability in children.\n\nLearning disabilities affect about 5 percent of all school-age children in public schools in the United States. The majority of schoolchildren who receive special education services have deficits in reading, and dyslexia is the most common cause.\n\nDyslexia occurs in children with normal vision and normal intelligence. Children with dyslexia usually have normal speech, but often have difficulty interpreting spoken language and writing.\n\nTreatment for dyslexia may involve a multisensory education program. Emotional support of your child on your part also plays an important role.\n\nDyslexia can be difficult to recognize before your child enters school, but some early clues may indicate a problem. If your young child begins talking late, adds new words slowly and has difficulty rhyming, he or she may be at increased risk of dyslexia.\n\nOnce your child is in school, signs and symptoms of dyslexia may become more apparent, including:\n\nThe inability to recognize words and letters on a printed page \nA reading ability level well below the expected level for the age of your child \nChildren with dyslexia commonly have problems processing and understanding what they hear. They may have difficulty comprehending rapid instructions, following more than one command at a time or remembering the sequence of things. Reversals of letters (b for d) and a reversal of words (saw for was) are typical among children who have dyslexia. Reversals are common for children age 6 and younger who don't have dyslexia. But with dyslexia, the reversals persist.\n\nChildren with dyslexia may also try to read from right to left, may fail to see (and occasionally to hear) similarities and differences in letters and words, may not recognize the spacing that organizes letters into separate words. \n\nA learning disability is a condition that produces a gap between someone's ability and his or her performance. Most people with dyslexia are of average or above-average intelligence, but read at levels significantly lower than expected. Other types of learning disabilities include attention difficulties, an inability to perform well at writing skills, and an inability to perform well at math skills\nsound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word.
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like the other answers yes and no  some are born with disabilities and parents may not realise it til  a milestone is missed some can have a serious injury or illness that can make them special needs . and both the former and the latter will call for  special education.  environment can play a part in it or can make the disability seem worse .now i have to kids who r high functioning autistics and mentally retarded and we do not know where it came from or how it happened which unfortunatly is the way with lots of parents of special needs children. and as to the dropping ur baby on its head if this has happened get them checked out and if it wasnt ur kid let the parents know cuz yes that can have harmful (and /or deadly)side effects on the kid.and most of the special needs kids can need a variety of services for along time and some will never be able to live by themselves.
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No.  having recently viewed a documentory on the death of Kng Tut, in which they used the latest in MRI and CT scanning technology, there was no inference of Cerebral Palsy.\n\nDont be dissapointed though.  It is not the boy kings life that will best draw attention to CP, but rather, your life, if you do all you can do, and be all you can be!
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Cerebral Palsy can improve but can never be fully cured. What kind of Mild CP does he have? How does it affect him(physically, mentally)?
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of motor problems and physical disorders related to a brain injury. CP causes uncontrolled reflex movements and muscle tightness (spasticity) that may affect a part, a side, or the entire body, with varying severity. Several conditions, such as mental retardation, seizures, or vision and hearing problems, are often also associated with cerebral palsy. \n\nThis link has a lot more detail... http://www.webmd.com/hw/raising_a_family/aa56612.asp
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There are a lot of theories as to what causes someone to be "dumb" or unable to speak. In some cases there are physical problems with the vocal chords, (ie they are malformed or underdeveloped), in some cases there are other physical abnormalities that cause a person to be unable to make certain or all sounds.\n\nIn other cases, it is a matter of problems with the portions of the brain that control speech. Whether through malformation or though damage these parts of the brain are unable to function properly and therefore the person is unable to make the connection between thought and speech in the brain (in many of these cases there are no other problems it just seems like a short circuit). \n\nStill there are others who cannot speak because they cannot hear. Many deaf people who have been deaf since birth are unable to reproduce speech because they have never heard it and most of our ability to speak is learned through mimicking.\n\nThere are no simple answers and there are some cases that are unexplained (ie.. psychosomatic cases where there may be no physical problem but a psychological one that inhibits the ability to speak).\n\nI hope that answers your question.
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Childeren with disabilities are no different than you or I. It just a matter of what the parents are willing to fight for for their child.\nIn education, every school, yes, every school has to buy law provide accommondations to not only children, but any one wanting to learn. Documentation of the child/persons limitations and disabilities by professional goes along way in helping establish the accommodations that will help him or her succeed in life.  Most of all don't give up.  Remember by federal law all instructional institutions have to provide services.  In the site www.dpi, for state type in your states abreviation.\nI teach basic education and work with people of special needs and disabilities.
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a lifetime of rehabilitation is paramount for cerebral palsy...\n\nphysical therapy and occupational therapy are indispensible tools for cerebral palsy....\n\nsurgery is a very risky option with a very low success rate...