Specific Purpose - To inform my audience on Cerebral Palsy (CP), a condition that affects thousands of people each year.
Thesis: given the records, cerebral palsy is a condition that affects so many people but remains with no much attention paid to it given the lack of knowledge on it.
Introduction.
Attention Getter.
I stand before you today, the representative of a family in grief and agony and standing with hope of bettering conditions by imparting knowledge, knowledge to the families and individuals in agony, hoping against all odds to live a life free from this menace of a condition.
Reasons to Listen.
I seek to answer questions that linger in individuals' minds like, what is the cause, what are the symptoms, how can it be prevented, and what are the treatments. .
Present Topic.
From the key indicators and research as per united cerebral palsy website (www.ucp.org), CP is one of the most rampant conditions whose description is not well known to the general public. .
Credibility Statement/Significance.
According to Kent, Ruth (2013) in the publication, Chapter 38: Cerebral Palsy. In Barnes MP, Good DC. A Handbook of Clinical Neurology on Importance of having knowledge about cerebral palsy, the individuals affected with CP, 28% have epilepsy, 58% have difficulties with communication, at least 42% have problems with their vision, and 23–56% have learning disabilities. This often go untreated and continuously affect them on their daily lives. Other vital aspects to note is that an assessed 764,000 children and adults are tormented with one or more symptoms of CP. About 8,000 children and babies are established to have CP each year and 1,200-1,500 preschool age children are documented with symptoms of CP (www.ucp.org). This qualifies it to be indeed a menace.
Preview of Main Points.
1. Discuss cerebral palsy on different domains, definitions and whether inherited or contagious.
2. The symptoms and signs of CP.
