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Vale Road School for Physically Handicapped Children
Cerebral Palsy Unit
Dr. William Dunham, the visiting consultant in charge of the
unit, writes that while there has been no major change in the arrangements
for the care of children with cerebral palsy at the school, the
year has seen the development of closer collaboration between those
working with the children at the school and the consultant in the
hospitals visited by the children; there can be no doubt that this will
benefit all concerned. Dr. Dunham continues that, as hitherto,
special training will be given by the therapist at the school, under
the immediate supervision of the visiting consultant, but the closer
contact with the hospital concerned will ensure that this training is
directed in accordance with the general plan advised at the hospital.
Meanwhile, the necessity for the child with cerebral palsy to have
help in developing good habits of posture and movement is becoming
increasingly widely recognised, and it is hoped that the new arrangements
will improve the co-ordination of the efforts of parents, school
teachers, therapists and doctors, all of whom have a part to play in
providing this help.