Dear group,

Why is concealing one's disability from an employer, as long as there
is no expense, a problem? It seems irrelevant to the requirement of
the qualifications that are critical to succeeding on the job; just
as accountants put in place internal controls to reduce or eliminate
theft, people with disabilities, need to avoid creating prejudice
wherever it could occur. That is the reason why I had voted Yes! Nath

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Dear Group,

I am a senior in college who has performed average overall, since I
have only earned about a 3.4 academically. I tend to have significant
difficulty with a voice modulation problem, but I am concerned about
letting someone know that I have a disability. I am unable to
visually or auditorally process information, thus it is pretty much a
visual and auditory agnosia. I am a very good writer and can get the
interview, but how do I best shine over other candidates, despite the
disorder? Is researching the company enough? Will having a masters
degree be enough or will I be overqualified? I have ADHD and take
Adderall in which I am really a focused writer. I sometimes get very
upset when it is attributable to my ADHD. I have been diagnosed with
a nonverbal learning disorder when I was nine. There were many
explainations of why I do not have ataxic CP, but all of these
reasons have long since been disproven (over 15 years ago). I am
doing well academically and am basically trying to take courses,
while I get to be more mature. I think my 29 year old friend from
Somolia is very helpful in helping me achieve this goal.

I guess I best demonstrate myself, despite my disability by stating
that I am graduating from college even though I am not yet of
drinking age. I guess that makes me feel better about myself, despite
my disability. I guess I could do better with school if I had less
pride and more shame, since my cumulative averge is largely due to
the very poor 2.5625 performance last semester (1A- and 2Cs). I had a
3.6 at my community college and am barely maintaining a 3.2 at the
university.

Please help. Now recognizing that grades are not everything, how do I
best prepare for being one of the most competitive applicants despite
having a disability? I am a prospective accountant who would like to
become a Certified Public Accountant. I have taken five legal
courses, and have received a B-, C+, 2A-s and one yet to be
determined. Is it best to try to go for a master's degree while
working at small menial jobs and try to find work at an accounting
firm while not declaring that I obtained the first masters degree
(M.S. in Accounting) while going for a second one (M.B.A. in
Accounting) or law school (J.D. in Taxation law). Because I do not
see myself having a large probability of passing the bar exam, I am
considering to take courses at my own expense at an inexpensive law
school that costs approximately $20,000 a year, including summers.
This is "inexpensive" for a law school. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Sincerely,


Nathan

Sorry about the online dating messages.  Apparently, some people
think it is productive to spam a cerebral palsy support forum with
ads for online dating.

We have changed the permissions so that only members can now post
messages on this group.  Hopefully, that will take care of the
problem.

Take care,
Adam

why are we getting online dating things from people on this
site??????????  This is a support group.

Hello, I am also new to this group and your son sounded similar to my
son's developemental delays. He is 21 months and about two months ago
learn to crawl and we have since advanced to pulling up. Still not
eating with a spoon and absolutley hates a sippy cup but he does
great with a straw. Doctors have said that he has Hypotonic Cerebral
Palsy.  We are going next week to another neurologist to get a second
opion just to be sure. It's been slow but he has made great
progress.  This is my first time really looking and finding a good
support group so please excuse me for rambling.  Would love to talk

Ericka And Brendan





In cerebral_palsy_support@yahoogroups.com, caholo@i... wrote:
>
> Updates on my son's delay.  His PT doesn't suspect he has CP, cause
> he can volunterly relax his muscles. He's a year old now and is
still
> delayed.  Just starting to scoot, can't pull himself up yet, but
with
> support can stand and take a couple steps. Is getting himself into
> crawl and bear crawl positions. His fine motor skills has improved
> greatly. Can feed and use a sippy cup by himself now (no spoon use
> yet).  He's getting some more developmental testing done soon.
> Hopefully they can find a cause or at least give a more detailed
> diagnosis.  But I'm still hoping this is still a temporary delay
and
> he'll grow out of it.
>
> Thanks,
> Jamie and JC-(PSD)
> and Allen too.

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Hey everyone my name is Angie i am a 28 year old mom to a six year old boy named
Justin who has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy.He was born at 26 weeks and
weighed only 1 pound 3 ounces at birth.He has school at home four times a
week.His doctor put him on home bond for his schooling.My son has a special
needs stroller on his days he cannot walk that good.I look forward to meeting
new people that know how it is dealing with a disabled child.Please feel free to
e-mail me anytime.

Hugs,
Angie In Spartanburg,SC

my name is miranda howard, my newphew is 12 yrs old and has cerebral
palsy. Hes had since birth. he cant walk or talk. He has had numerous
of surguries for his legs to stretch out his hamstrings but a few
months later they tightened back up again. Im a concerned aunt who is
seeking support for my sister and her husband as well as thier son.

thanks

Hello all.my  name is sonie..i am 29 years old and have 7
children...i have twins that r 12....a 7 yr old..a 5 yr old and
triplets that r 22 months old..my triplets were born at 29 weeks and
have a variety of issues cp being one of them.only 2 have been
diagnosed and i was told they have mild forms of it..they both have
hypotonia,however,one of them r severe..they are in physical therapy
1 time a week...speech 2 times a week and occupational 2 times a
week..thanks for letting me join your group

Alison,

From my research CP isn't regressive.

Jamie and JC-(PSD)
and Allen too.

--- In cerebral_palsy_support@yahoogroups.com, "alisonporter2000"
<alisonporter2000@y...> wrote:
> Hi my 6 1/2 month old daughter, Emily,  is hypotonic and
hypertonic.
> The doctor said it is nothing to be terribly worried about unless
> you see regression. She is going to start pt next week.
> I popped in her videos from her 5 month bday and she seemed so much
> stronger. She has advanced in some ways like being able to bear
> weight on legs and hold her head up a little better.  But she used
> to be able to roll to her side and cannot do that anymore.
>   Is this a normal thing for infants with cp and things like that
to
> regress in some areas or maybe become a little more hypotonic
around
> this age. Or is this a sign of something very serious???
> Please I would appreciate any honest input. Thank you so much.
>
> Alison

Updates on my son's delay.  His PT doesn't suspect he has CP, cause
he can volunterly relax his muscles. He's a year old now and is still
delayed.  Just starting to scoot, can't pull himself up yet, but with
support can stand and take a couple steps. Is getting himself into
crawl and bear crawl positions. His fine motor skills has improved
greatly. Can feed and use a sippy cup by himself now (no spoon use
yet).  He's getting some more developmental testing done soon.
Hopefully they can find a cause or at least give a more detailed
diagnosis.  But I'm still hoping this is still a temporary delay and
he'll grow out of it.

Thanks,
Jamie and JC-(PSD)
and Allen too.

Hi, my husband has a daughter with HP, severe degree.
Her behavior
is sometimes problematic, she is 8 and throws fits if
she doesn't
get what she wants, she lays on the floor and pushes
herself up and
falls back down, she screams and cries and kicks
around. Her mom
told us that a counselor adviced her to use a spray
bottle with
water. This sounds so cruel to me, i thought this is
how they
discipline cats! Anybody else ever got this advice?
any feedback would be greatly appreciated!




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Hi, my husband has a daughter with HP, severe degree. Her behavior
is sometimes problematic, she is 8 and throws fits if she doesn't
get what she wants, she lays on the floor and pushes herself up and
falls back down, she screams and cries and kicks around. Her mom
told us that a counselor adviced her to use a spray bottle with
water. This sounds so cruel to me, i thought this is how they
discipline cats! Anybody else ever got this advice?
any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

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My 11 month old son, Kylen was diagnosed with CP when he was about 5
months and I didn't know what CP was. I just need people who I can
talk to about it and get information about it. If you have CP or has a
child with CP, please contact me if you need a friend/penpal.

I am looking for a support group in Orlando, FL where people could
get together and meet and talk about their situations so they dont
feel alone.. for them to know that they are not alone.. anyone,
please??.. let me know.. and if is bilingual much better, spanish.

Thanks.....  Dragonia

Hi,
I am an occupaional therapy student from Carthage, TX.  I am giving a
detailed presentation over cerebral palsy this semester was hoping to visit
with people who have CP or family members who live with CP.  I will be
thankful for any respnse!
God bless,
Nikki

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Hello,
My name is Nikki and I am an occupational therapy assistant student
from Panola College in Carthage, TX.  I am giving a presentation on
CP in 4 weeks.  I have had interaction with a few children with CP,
but have never spoken with caregivers to any extent about the
responsibilities and psychological aspects of this disease and the
toll it takes on family.  I would appreciate any info on the
subject. Thank you!

Hello everyone my name is Kalyn Dormaier and I am new to this group.
Currently my boyfriend and I are starting up our own nonprofit
organization. We live next to a young man with cp. He has impacted
our lifes more then we ever thought possible. Thanks to Alec we want
to start our own company. We are currently looking for people to let
us know what type of equipment would have made their lifes a little
bit easier growing up with cp. Alec currently has this amazing bike
that helps build the muscles in his legs but it cost his mother so
much money that she wont be able to buy him a new one when he grows
out of it. My boyfriend and i want to start making affordable
exercise equipment. So we hope maybe you can describe something that
might have made life a little bit easier on you. It doesnt have to
just be exercise related. Maybe a tool that helped you reach things
better, anything just let us know. Feel free to respond back or
email me at hurleychic914@a.... I am looking forward to hearing
from anyone and helping someones future!

Hi, my name is Jamie. I am also a disabled single parent, who uses a
SD.  I have a 9 1/2 month old son with a developmental delay.  During
the research to find out more about his symptoms, which seem very
similar to CP. I did have some problems during pregnancy and birth. I
had Gestational Diabeties. I was on bed rest during the last couple
months as well as hospitalized twice for low fluid. During birth, the
OB had to flip him over cause he was coming nose up, which the
process caused the cord to wrap around his neck.  He was given some
oxygen shortly after birth.  He was born with hypoglycemia.  I was
induced 3 weeks early during my second hospital stay.  He stayed in
the NICU for 8 days. He had poor sucking. He was on a stomach tube
through his nose. He later developed Jaundice. He was diagnosed in
the hospital as having a delay at that time.  He continues to have a
delay. He is still working on sitting, can't crawl yet.  He has fine
motor skill problems. He was in physical therapy at 4 months, stopped
for a bit and just started it again.  He was late smiling. He has
tight muscles. He arches his back. He has stong muscles, however, not
the muscles he needs, those are weak.  He was late holding his neck.
He is in Physical Therapy for Torticollis/Stenomastoid Tightness
Right.  He favors his left side.  He has a flat spot on one side of
his head.  I have even trained my SD to assist him also in his
Therapy.  Cause of all of this, I suspect he could have CP, but I'm
hopeful for a temporary delay.  Although his doctors haven't said
anything about it yet.  And they reall wanted me to have him wear a
helmet to round out his head. I refused it, since he already has a
larger than normal head (75 percentile), and he has some difficulties
still holding his head.

If anyone had any questions or comments please respond.

Thanks,
Jamie and JC-(PSD)
and Allen too.

I'm a friend of Jana's mom in another Yahoo group.  Jana Bullock has
Cerebral Palsy and she's only 19 years old and we believe she was
kidnapped by a man named Ronald K. Morris.  We just set up a new
Yahoo group today at

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/missingorkidnapped

to enlist the help of anyone and everyone who is willing to help her
desparate mom...please come give your support and be on the look out
for them...please pass this on to all of your friends, co-workers
and family in your email list.



As anyone will tell you, time is of the essense in a kidnapping!
She was just reported missing 3 days ago...please spread the word...




Some people say it takes a village to raise a child, do your part
and help bring this lost daughter back to her villiage.  This is the
website with all the info, made by her distraught mother:
http://www.geocities.com/skydancer_1st/
Together we can make things happen.  Thank you from the bottom of my
heart.

--- In cerebral_palsy_support@yahoogroups.com, "kristibug21"
<kristibug21@y...> wrote:
> HI MY NAME IS KRYSTAL AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS GOING TO BE ONE
> MAY 31, SHE WAS BORN AT 27 WEEKS-VERY EARLY. SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED
> WITH C.P. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME COPE WITH THIS,
> SHE IS MY FIRST CHILD AND I WANT ALL THE INFO THAT I NEED. SO IS
> THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP ME?


Hi Krystal,
My daughter was born at 32 weeks with additional complications, but
she also has a diagnosis of CP.  She is now 5 years old and is doing
very well considering her limitations.  My suggestion is to get very
involved in the early intervention program.  My daughter had PT OT
and speech when she was only several months old and it made a huge
difference.  They are also great resource people and can hook you up
with other people in the same boat.

--- In cerebral_palsy_support@yahoogroups.com, "kristibug21"
<kristibug21@y...> wrote:
> HI MY NAME IS KRYSTAL AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS GOING TO BE ONE
> MAY 31, SHE WAS BORN AT 27 WEEKS-VERY EARLY. SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED
> WITH C.P. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME COPE WITH THIS,
> SHE IS MY FIRST CHILD AND I WANT ALL THE INFO THAT I NEED. SO IS
> THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP ME?


Hi Krystal,
My daughter was born at 32 weeks with additional complications, but
she also has a diagnosis of CP.  She is now 5 years old and is doing
very well considering her limitations.  My suggestion is to get very
involved in the early intervention program.  My daughter had PT OT
and speech when she was only several months old and it made a huge
difference.  They are also great resource people and can hook you up
with other people in the same boat.

HI MY NAME IS KRYSTAL AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS GOING TO BE ONE
MAY 31, SHE WAS BORN AT 27 WEEKS-VERY EARLY. SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED
WITH C.P. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME COPE WITH THIS,
SHE IS MY FIRST CHILD AND I WANT ALL THE INFO THAT I NEED. SO IS
THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP ME?

HI MY NAME IS KRYSTAL AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS GOING TO BE ONE
MAY 31, SHE WAS BORN AT 27 WEEKS-VERY EARLY. SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED
WITH C.P. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME COPE WITH THIS,
SHE IS MY FIRST CHILD AND I WANT ALL THE INFO THAT I NEED. SO IS
THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP ME?

Hi, this is Anja Kloppenburg from Germany. I write to you because I
have
had  gread succeses in the therapy of my CP and I want to encourage
others
to work on it as well.

I am 18 years of age.When I was born I could only move my head and
the
doctors said I would neverbe able to have any education. Today I
walk
around in our garden without of help and I am doing my final exams
at a
normal school for healthy pupils without of any modification and I
will
enter a College in summer.

You sure wounder how my health has improoved.
I am treated in the International Clinic of Rehabilitaton, in
Truskavets,
Ukraine acording to the Kozijavkin Method (Intensive
Neurophysiological
Rehabilitation System). The Kozijavkin Method was created 15 years
ago  by
Prof. V.I. Kozi
javkin, the director of the clinic. He releases the
blockades of the spinal column,everyone suffering from CP has. This
is
combinated with reflexotherapy, physical therapy, special massage
therapy,
rhythmical group exercises, mechanotherapy, apitherapy and the use
of
asuit, that corrects the patients movings.Therapy is held due to an
individual program,that is addapted to every patients special needs,
about 4 hours a day. The program is estimated on 12 days. Itīs relly
effective and it created a basis I could work with at home.

( See the hompage of the clinic :
http://www.reha.lviv.ua/index.htm.en )

Without of this treatment I would havee never been able to have such
a
good education and perspective in live. I would sit in a weelchair
without
of any chances to get a job....I thank God, that he has sent me to
Ukraine.

Anja Kloppenburg
Maybe anyboby wants to send an e-mail to me?
My adress: Kloppenburg-
Borchent-online.de

i have cerebral palsy. my age is 52. looking for a pen pal.

Hi my 6 1/2 month old daughter, Emily,  is hypotonic and hypertonic.
The doctor said it is nothing to be terribly worried about unless
you see regression. She is going to start pt next week.
I popped in her videos from her 5 month bday and she seemed so much
stronger. She has advanced in some ways like being able to bear
weight on legs and hold her head up a little better.  But she used
to be able to roll to her side and cannot do that anymore.
   Is this a normal thing for infants with cp and things like that to
regress in some areas or maybe become a little more hypotonic around
this age. Or is this a sign of something very serious???
Please I would appreciate any honest input. Thank you so much.

Alison

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