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I support cerebral Palsy awareness and research. It's a shame that in this day and age, there are people that still don't know about this disorder.

Some common misconceptions:

Cerebral Palsy is caused before, during, or shortly after birth. You cannot catch it. (It is caused by oxygen loss to the brain. )

CP does not affect a person's intelligence as the damage is mostly done in the area of the brain that controls body movement, speech etc. [It basically affects muscle control and movement. Things of that nature. Seizures can also occur with some people.

With CP it varies from person to person. One person can have a real mild case (only affecting the legs, etc) and another could have it so bad that they can't even feed themselves.

People with CP can do anything a person without CP can do. They just might do it in their own unique way.

They are not freaks, they are people, just like me and you. Just because they are a little different, it does not mean they should be shunned from others or from activities. They want to participate just as much as you do.

And don't underestimate a person with CP, they can do more then you think.

Anyway, I hope this stamp made you understand this condition a little more.

Feel free to use this stamp. Thank you.

Here are some links to learn more:
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Famous people with Cerebral Palsy:

Emperor Claudius
(Roman Emperor and uncle to the infamous Caligula. He had jerky movements, walked with a limp and stuttered. It is believed the condition he had was Cerebral Palsy. ) [link]

Josh Blue: Winner of the fourth season of NBC's 'Last Comic Standing'. [link]

Stephen Hopkins One of the signers of the Deceleration of Independence. [link]

Christy Brown Irish author, poet, and painter. Author of My Left Foot which later became an award winning film of the same name. [link]

Description
I support cerebral Palsy awareness and research. It's a shame that in this day and age, there are people that still don't know about this disorder.

Some common misconceptions:

Cerebral Palsy is caused before, during, or shortly after birth. You cannot catch it. (It is caused by oxygen loss to the brain. )

CP does not affect a person's intelligence as the damage is mostly done in the area of the brain that controls body movement, speech etc. [It basically affects muscle control and movement. Things of that nature. Seizures can also occur with some people.

With CP it varies from person to person. One person can have a real mild case (only affecting the legs, etc) and another could have it so bad that they can't even feed themselves.

People with CP can do anything a person without CP can do. They just might do it in their own unique way.

They are not freaks, they are people, just like me and you. Just because they are a little different, it does not mean they should be shunned from others or from activities. They want to participate just as much as you do.

And don't underestimate a person with CP, they can do more then you think.

Anyway, I hope this stamp made you understand this condition a little more.

Feel free to use this stamp. Thank you.

Here are some links to learn more:
[link]

[link]

Famous people with Cerebral Palsy:

Emperor Claudius
(Roman Emperor and uncle to the infamous Caligula. He had jerky movements, walked with a limp and stuttered. It is believed the condition he had was Cerebral Palsy. ) [link]

Josh Blue: Winner of the fourth season of NBC's 'Last Comic Standing'. [link]

Stephen Hopkins One of the signers of the Deceleration of Independence. [link]

Christy Brown Irish author, poet, and painter. Author of My Left Foot which later became an award winning film of the same name. [link]