I am about to live tweet on a cerebral palsy lecture for #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

Cerebral Palsy is an unbrella term for a group of disorders that affect a persons ability to move #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

CP is a neurodevelopemental disease which means something happens to the brain during development #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

CP doesn't have to always happen in birth, sometimes there is a ginetic mutation that causes it to develop #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

CP is classified by the type of muscle movements that result from the brain injury. Types of cp are spastic... #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

Dyskinetic, and Ataxic CP which is caused by damage to the cerebellum and abnormal movements and problems eating #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

People with CP go to physical therapy to treat CP however, there is no cure #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

CP can affect speech, communication, sleep and eating as well as swallowing along with vision problems #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

Other symptoms include pain from moving, walking and everyday life can easily be affected #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

CP is permanent therefore there is no cure but treatments include surgery to allow muscles to relax to help pain! #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017

That's all for now if you want to learn more check out this video https://t.co/HJg2G2a0go #disabilityawarenessmonth

— Hunter Turner (@HunterTurnerUF) October 17, 2017