The Cerebral Palsy Handbook (New edition)

A practical guide for carers and parents

Marion Stanton

This book will be a godsend to any parent of a child with cerebral palsy. As a mother of a child with CP, Marion Stanton speaks from her heart and it shows. She says she wrote this book to prevent other parents and carers having to go through, as she did, the maze of trying to find out information and help. So here is her book, The Cerebral Palsy Handbook, which is packed full of information.

Stanton begins at the beginning and reminds us that Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder of movement, and is one of the most varied medical conditions. It can affect some so mildly that no one would notice there was a disability, but it can also be so severe that the person is unable to move at all. CP is not always easy to identify, especially in very young babies, and this makes diagnosing the condition and making outcome predictions extremely difficult.

She has seen the need for all this information at first hand, and your questions are answered in this well organised book in a way that all parents will find easy to understand. Stanton takes the reader right through from the early days, management, day-to-day life, to after school - what next?

An excellent book and highly recommended. It also comes recommended by Scope.

 published by Vermilion

  £10.99      $19.95       ISBN: 0091876761

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Review published 8 September 2002 © Jill Curtis 2002