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True or False

Answer the following questions True or False.


1. Currently there is no cure for cerebral palsy, but there are a variety of resources and therapies that can provide help and improve the quality of life for children with CP.
  1. True
  2. False


2. The use of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing services and social workers are common therapies for working with the young child with cerebral palsy.
  1. True
  2. False


3. The use of medications offers little relief for the symptoms/treatment of cerebral palsy.
  1. True
  2. False


4. Many children with cerebral palsy benefit from the use of adaptive equipment and orthotics that assist in proper positioning, maintain range of motion, provide stability and control involuntary movements.
  1. True
  2. False


5. A speech/language pathologist can help the early childhood provider in identifying helpful strategies and activities for including the child with cerebral palsy in everyday activities and routines.
  1. True
  2. False


6. The role of the child care and preschool educator in supporting the child with cerebral palsy in the use of assistive technology is to work with related service providers to insure that equipment and technology is used correctly and that the child is adequately positioned to use these devices.
  1. True
  2. False


7. An important role of the child care and preschool educator in supporting the child with cerebral palsy is to ensure that their program is set up so that the child can access the environment and materials and move easily and safely around the room.
  1. True
  2. False


8. All children with cerebral palsy need the same services and supports.
  1. True
  2. False


9. Most young children with cerebral palsy cannot participate in the same activities and routines as their peers without disabilities.
  1. True
  2. False

Multiple Choice


10. The treatment goals in managing cerebral palsy include which of the following?
  1. Facilitating the child's motor progress
  2. the quality and efficiency of the child's gait
  3. Preventing secondary problems
  4. Facilitating the highest quality of life for the child
  5. All of the above.



11. Which of the following would NOT be useful to help the young child with cerebral palsy succeed in an early childhood setting?
  1. Adaptive equipment
  2. Educational and therapeutic services
  3. Infrequent meetings with related service providers
  4. Augmentative communication devices
  5. Environmental adaptations to insure access and participation



12. Which of the following are red flags child care and preschool providers should watch for when feeding the child with CP?
  1. Crying during feeding
  2. Coughing, choking or gagging during feeding
  3. Vomiting during or after feeding
  4. Food refusal behaviors such as turning head way, pursing lips together, pushing away food, or spitting out foods
  5. All of the above



13. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of a seizure that child care and preschool providers might see for a child with cerebral palsy?
  1. Excessive and intensive crying
  2. Short attention blackouts that look like day dreaming
  3. Unnatural, repeated movements
  4. Sudden falls for no reason
  5. All of the above


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