GTN 301/3 COMMUNITY NUTRITION AND DIETETIC SERVICE PRACTICUM PRESENTED BY: NUR HAMIZAH BT MUKTAR DIETETIC 3

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in childhood. CDC estimates that an average of 1 in 303 children in the U.S. have CP.

Spastic cerebral palsy  People with this type of CP will have some weak and some stiff muscles Ataxic cerebral palsy  In this form of CP, the area of the brain that plays a key role in the control of movement, posture and balance has been damaged. So that, they have difficulty in movement. Athetoid cerebral palsy  People with athetoid CP have poor control over their muscles and joints, resulting in frequent involuntary movements.

Vision or hearing impairment Seizure disorder (epilepsy) Intellectual or learning disability Spatial perception difficulties Speech difficulties Feeding and digestive problems Drooling Breathing problems

Really listen to the person when they speak  Show the person you are listening to that you want to understand. Give the feedback for example ask the question of clarification if you need to. Tune in.  the speech rhythms and voice pitch of someone who has vocal impairment are often very different from those of someone who does not. Be technology and knowledgeable.  It is important that you have a good understanding of the technological aids a person with CP might use.

Communicating electronically.  If you are ‘talking’ with a person through an electronic communication form, learn how they use language and how to respond in the same way.So that, it will be easier for both of you Let’s talk.  People who cannot speak or have speech that is hard to understand, still want and need to communicate. We must and need to communicate with them. There are two dimensions to what we call ‘language’.  Expressive language -is the ability to communicate perceptions, ideas, feelings, experiences, wants, needs, or intentions to others, by spoken or written language  Receptive language is the ability to receive and understand language that may be communicated verbally or visually.

Augmentative and alternative communication is the term used to describe methods of communication which can be used to add to the more usual methods of speech and writing when these are impaired. AAC methods are classified as follows:  Unaided Body language, facial expressions, gestures, signing  Aided Low tech – writing, drawing, picture boards, symbols, objects High tech– requiring a power source – computers, switches, voice output communication aids (VOCA).

The most important thing to remember when you interact with people with disabilities is that they are people. Their disability is just one of the many characteristics they have. People with disabilities have the same needs we all do: first and foremost among them is to be treated with dignity and respect. When you interact with people with disabilities, focus on their abilities, not their disabilities. Show our respect to them with focus what they want to talk.

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