Keyword: «cerebral palsy»

this article examines the state of the problem of children with cerebral palsy and identifies the features of their physical development, as well as assesses the impact of recreational swimming on changes in the anthropometric indicators of children with cerebral palsy.

Currently, there is a trend towards an increase in the number of children diagnosed with cerebral palsy in most countries. Adaptive physical education plays an important role in their rehabilitation. The success of this process depends on the severity of the central nervous system impairment, timely diagnosis, and proper organization of the treatment process starting from the first years of life. At the same time, you can find practically no scientifically justified data related to the study of fine motor skills development in children with cerebral palsy in the literature. The study consists in the implementation of an experimental technique, which includes a set of exercises for the development of fine motor skills of fingers, together with elements of bocce game, exercises with balls of different diameters, massage and self-massage. The purpose of the research is to improve the coordination abilities in children with cerebral palsy. As a result of the experiment, the level of fine motor skills development improved by 60% of the tested children, and the rest of them showed a tendency to improvement. Their movements became more precise and smooth. The increased range of motion was noted in paralyzed limbs and in the fingers.

The relevance of the article is due to the wide spread of cerebral palsy and its disabling effect on the child, as well as the importance of timely formation of adequate self-esteem for full adaptation and life in society. The purpose of the research conducted within the framework of this article is to study the features of adolescents’ self-esteem under the influence of a disabling disease. In this regard, the method "Testing the self-esteem of a high school student" was used, the results of which showed that the average level of self-esteem (adequate) has a smaller part of adolescents with cerebral palsy. The inappropriately low level of self-esteem prevails among them; high levels of self-esteem in adolescents with cerebral palsy were not registered.

This article reveals the importance of interaction of a speech therapist teacher with parents of young children with cerebral palsy. The results of a survey of the pronunciation side of children's speech, a questionnaire survey of parents about the features of pre-speech, early speech and psychophysical development of young children are described.