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6 Watertoo Chronicle, Wednesday, August 8, 1973 PAINTING & OECORATING 196 Pinegrove Cres. Waterlioo PAPERHANGING OUR SPECIALTY Call Now â€" Free Estimates INTERIOR EXTERIOR 884â€" 1094 JOHN GUBESCH after 5:00 p.m Waterloo Lutheran University announces that it will become a provincially assisted university on November 1, 1973, and will be known as wilfrid laurier university WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY, 75 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST,. WATERLOO, ONTARIO N2L 3C5 The Aug. 1 session of Babysitting _ Handicapped Children dealt with the physically handicapped child. Miss Joan Archibald from the Ontario Society Drug advancements aid epileptics FOOD SENSATIONAL AT HURLBUT‘S TAVERN Draught Beer Monday â€" Sat. at 12 noon Sunday at 5 p.m. *"Smorgasbord or Menu®*‘ Corner of West Ave. & Victoria St. S. Kitchener 742â€"3341 for Crippled Children was the guest speaker for the evening and talked on such subject areas as epilepsy, spinal bifida, and cerebral We‘ve changed our name. but we haven‘t changed the quality of our education. We‘re small enough (1,800 in the Arts division) so that you are important. and you count. At compact, friendly WLU you get to know your fellow students and the faculty. ... with our limited enrolment you are important FACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS COUNCIL OF GRADUATE STUDIES GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK WATERLOO LUTHERAN SEMINARY Admission is open to qualified Grade 13 students, a limited number of highâ€"achieving Grade 12 students and to adults who may not have completed high school Full and partâ€"time studies available We are still accepting students for Fall For information write or call THE REGISTRAR (519) 884â€"1970 SERVING SINCE 1911 IN WATERLOO â€"ONTARIO‘S SECOND LARGEST . UNIVERSITY CitY (federated with the University) Archibald says, can develâ€" op in the prenatal, birth or postâ€"birth _ stages _ and, rather than being a deteriorâ€" ative type of disease, can actually improve through proper _ physiotherapy. The majority of C.P. vicâ€" have brain damage but rather their disease is comâ€" pletely physical. For this reason, â€" Miss Archibald emphasized, one must treat these people through speech and actions, as ordinary, normal people. In speaking about epilepâ€" sy, Miss Archibald noted that today, most epileptics have few seizures because of the advancements in medicine such as the develâ€" opment of new drugs. Some of the epileptics however, who do continue to have seizures, often know when these seizures are approachâ€" she ing. This then allows them time to prepare for it. _ â€" _ some of the do‘s and don‘ts concerning seizures. First, she emphasized that the reâ€" sponsibility to the epileptic is to ensure his protection. try and cushion the fall or at least clear the area of dangerous obstacles. Miss Archibald _ stressed _ that the finger or any foreign object should not be placed in the mouth to prevent the tongue from falling back, but rather the jaw should be held forward with the thumbs thus preventing the tongue sliding back. Miss Archibald noted that sometimes an â€" epileptic seems to foam at the mouth. She said that this is due to an excess amount of saliva which can‘t be swallowed due to unconsciousness. For this reason, water should not be given to someâ€" one directly after a seizure as they may choke. Miss Archibald gave some practical information on the dressing and feeding of the cerebral palsied child. Concerning dressing the child she stated that facâ€" tors such as poor balance and incoordination of the arms and hands, constantly frustrate his early attempts at selfâ€"care. However, all children need to feel the satisfaction of helping themselves, and extra time, thought, paâ€" Expert Installation CORLON FLOORING (Armstrong Miss Archibald explained Complete Selection gested that d ressing should be made a pleasant time for both and that one should talk to the child as one dresses him eg. sweatâ€" er goes up and over the: head, mitts â€" first one hand now two hands. This encourages the child to folâ€" low simple directions and makes him aware of various body parts and their relaâ€" tion to each other. ‘ Concerning feeding cerebral _ palsied _ child, Miss Archibald stated that it is of great importance that correct feeding habits are established at an early age since the muscles used in chewing, swallowing and sucking are the same musâ€" cles used for speech. tience â€"and perseverence are necessary to help these goals of satisfaction and A normal child can suck vigorously from birth. At one to three months foods in mashed form are introâ€" duced. By one and one half years he should be eating from the table, also hard foods such as raw apples, carrots and celery sticks. This is the normal development of sucking, swallowing and chewing. Miss Archibald suggested that a child‘s feeding develâ€" opment be kept as near to the normal age as possible. Parents are not helping their child if they continue to give him mashed foods when he should be on solid foods. Cerebral palsied children sometimes are fearful of new foods and choke on them, however. If the mothâ€" er adopts a positive apâ€" proach to mealtime it will help instill "confidence in the child. SIMPSON â€" HUG Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hug of 233 Waterloo St., anâ€" nounce the engagement of their daughter, Janet, to David Alan Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Simpson of RR 1, Listowel. The marriage will take place Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. at St. Mark‘s Lutheran Church Kitchener. Engagement