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Can I have a quote about your experiences of CP? For university coursework

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littleducks · 16/03/2012 13:11

Hi,

I hope that nobody minds me posting here and if you do I am happy to pull my thread.

As some of you may know, i am training to be a SLT at uni atm. For a piece of coursework I have to make a leaflet about cerebral palsy. This is a piece of academic work only and will not be published. It is aimed at teachers and school staff at an imaginary school which has several children with cerebral palsy attending.

I would like to include a quote or two from 'real experts.' These can be advice that you think would be important for school staff. They need to be relatively short and will be presented anonomously. Something like these (in terms of layout not message) which are in leaflets published by scope:

"Soap box time, but if small people know that children like Aimee can attend nursery and school with them maybe their reactions will continue to be warm and we will have less restricting attitudes in our adults!" Parent of a three-year-old

"It is a good idea to focus on low-tech aids that all children can use that don't highlight differences - things like Velcro and rubber suction mats." Parent

I will be presenting my leaflet to my colleagues on the course and hopefully we could all learn something. Thanks.

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survivingwinter · 16/03/2012 13:25

I have nothing but positive praise for the way my daughters school have handled her difficulties - they have been supportive but make no big deal about treating her any differently. Her teacher has also managed her stubborness about not wanting to be different - I tried to sum up with this quote HTH:

'After my daughter refused to use the 'special sissors' bought in for her by the school, her wonderful reception teacher bought 3 more pairs and all the children are now using them!'

littleducks · 17/03/2012 16:32

Thank you, survivingwinter, that really helps.

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