scholarly journals Lessons learned from studying the functional impact of adaptive seating interventions for children with cerebral palsy

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 78-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen E Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Functional Impact ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

LEARNING THROUGH PLAYING FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (2-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuraini Hidayah Sulaiman ◽  
Masitah Ghazali
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
User Interface ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
User Study ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Learning Software ◽  
Children Education

Guidelines for designing and developing a learning prototype that are compatible with the limited capabilities of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) are established in the form of a model, known as Learning Software User Interface Design Model (LSUIDM), to ensure children with CP are able to grasp the concepts of a learning software application prototype. In this paper, the LSUIDM is applied in developing a learning software application for children with CP. We present a user study on evaluating a children education game for CP children at Pemulihan dalam Komuniti in Johor Bahru. The findings from the user study shows that the game, which was built, based on the LSUIDM can be applied in the learning process for children with CP and most notably, the children are engaged and excited using the software. This paper highlights the lessons learned from the user study, which should be significant especially in improving the application. The results of the study show that the application is proven to be interactive, useful and efficient as the users used it.

Prevalence of Speech Problems and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Study in Norway

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Communicative Abilities ◽  
Normal Speech

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.

Influence of gait pattern on the body's centre of mass displacement in children with cerebral palsy

2004 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Firas Massaad ◽  
Frédéric Dierick ◽  
Adélaïde van den Hecke ◽  
Christine Detrembleur
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Gait Pattern ◽  
Centre Of Mass ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Mass Displacement
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