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Therapy for Adults

Specialist Therapy for Adults

Cerebral Palsy Scotland offers specialist, multidisciplinary therapy. Our therapists work with children and adults to establish their goals and what type of therapy input they need. Our therapy sessions often combine physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy within sessions.

The effects of cerebral palsy can change with age, often leading to increased stiffness, fatigue, pain, or reduced mobility. We work with adults with cerebral palsy on their individualised goals and therapy plans.

Our physiotherapists can help adults:

• Maintain and improve mobility and strength
• Improve balance and coordination
• Manage pain and fatigue
• Enable participation in work, exercise, and community life

An adult living with cerebral palsy may benefit from speech and language therapy in the following areas:

Communication

• Reviewing communication abilities including use of augmentative and alternative communication e.g. signing, symbol communication, and use of high-tech devices.

• Working on speech intelligibility – especially if this is changing with age and/or demands on communication.

Eating and drinking

Working with individuals and their carers to review and improve eating and drinking abilities. This can include addressing any changes noticed with increasing age.

Occupational Therapy can help adults with cerebral palsy in a variety of ways:

• We address each person’s unique movement patterns, goals, and daily challenges
• Improving functional activity (e.g., dressing, cooking, work tasks)
• We may recommend assistive devices or changes to a person’s environment to support independence

Our chartered psychologist offers one-to-one sessions for adults with cerebral palsy. Support may help the person address emotional, physical or communication related challenges. One-to-one sessions are available for parents of children and young people with cerebral palsy to help support them in meeting their child’s emotional needs.

Our psychologist also conducts comprehensive assessments of learning (e.g., literacy, processing skills, numeracy) for adults with cerebral palsy. A report is provided summarising the outcomes, with suggested strategies to support further progress.