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Disability

HockeyMom

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1. How is your speech?

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:23 PM

Jun 2012

Do you have a slurring, even if minor, of your words? How are your hands and gripe? CP doesn't just affect the legs. While I have worked with CP people, a doctor would be the professional to advise you.

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So two separate people asked me if I had cerebral palsy. [View all] backscatter712 Jun 2012 OP

How is your speech? HockeyMom Jun 2012 #1

My speech is mostly OK. My hands have some anatomical quirks. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #3

I'm not Dr Frist! Maybe you could talk to a real doctor in person to get an opinion? struggle4progress Jun 2012 #2

I have been seeing doctors to deal with my foot problems. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #4

First see of what people is calling CP, it could be just your club feet. happyslug Jun 2012 #5

The odd thing is that one of those two people who asked me if I had CP has CP herself. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #8

I loved my cp clients the best libodem Jun 2012 #6

If you've seen as many docs as your initial problems would likely put you in front of, Lionessa Jun 2012 #7

Please try to get your mother's Ilsa Jul 2012 #9