I have mild CP. When people are asking or saying things, I would say I have mild CP and tell them a little about it. Some will be understanding and some won't. It's the way people are.

Hmm thats pretty bold. Idk if I can start telling a group of strangers about it. Maybe if it was me and another person one on one. Thats interesting though sherry thank you.

I have "mild" CP and I don't tell people, unless its a one-on-one conversation. I usualy make some excuse with people that I don't really know. At work only my Imediate supervisor knows (I don't plan on telling the HR department). I chose not to tell my coworkers because I don't want to be "that guy" like I was in HS.

I try to hide it because of being made fun of really bad in school. I'm just now becoming a little more open about it. On really bad days though you can kinda see it in my face and legs pain wise. I even had a customer at work yesterday that could tell I was in pain and I just responded that I'm used to it. There are only a couple of co-workers that know about it and one that I confide in about it because she deals with Fibro which I know pain wise is similar.

I guess we can agree that we don't really want to be treated differently, and just keep people guessing and wondering as long as they care to

I have what could be considered mild cp and I talk about it pretty openly. I figure, what the heck, I'm human.I find that easier than hiding the elephant in the room...I just get the questions out of the way..and if people don't know someone who has some sort of disability or haven't acquired one themselves yet...they will in time. Nobody's perfect. My mom used to tell me that, "some people just aren't nice people, that's their disability".

Your mom sounds like a smart girl Kimmio, I like the way you look at the situation

when I was younger I use to hide as I too would get teased. When I opened up my own home daycare is when I realized I had to be open and honest. Once I did that I soon found myself feeling better about my cp and all Im really doing is educating people on cp who are curious..

i try to hide my cp. I have just started a new job & was up front with them the first day. during the meeting with upper management, mi-rehab worker I let management know about my disability & the accomadations. the rsult was suspension without pay until they heard from my doctor. If you have mild cp I sugest hiding it as long as possable.

Oh yes Nielse92, similar experience on my part. Started having back problems, had a job sitting all day, Had injections/physical therapy. Orthopedic md ordered special chair to support my back, HR made sure to give me one totally inappropriate...........the other workers complained and said they wanted a new chair too. That was my punishment for daring to assert myself. I finally was forced to go on SSDI.

I hid mine as long as I could until age/fatigue/pain/falling caught up with me.:(

Hi,

I'd say it's a mix of both; when you feel like letting people know about it go ahead, when you feel it's better to hide it then you have that option to. But, if you hide it, don't blame others for assuming things about you.

go back to work if you can. Staying home will play games on you. You'll start to feel like you can't do anything

If you can get back to work it is important. I was off of work for 6 months because my stupid doctor sent a letter to my employer stating that I had a seizure. So I couldn't drive for 6 months. I started getting really down

As a teenager I was just deaf no mobility difficulties and I always tried to play it down, I managed to get a job cos I didn't take an interpreter to the interview but when I said I was struggling in group meetings to keep up and asked if I could have one they said I never said I needed one when they interviewed me!

Eventually I as allowed to sit next to the person taking minutes to see what she was writing and some staff who i suspect felt sorry for me would come and tell me day of meeting 'they are gonna be talking about.. so and so.. today " and would nod in the meeting when the topic they had mentioned was being discussed.

When I acquired ataxia and it was first mild people often thought i was drunk, and got fed up of comments of been on the jolly juice at like 10am! as I was staggering along for the bus! .. I eventually gave in to taking a walking stick with me as people were kinder and opening doors rather than looking with disgust as they thought I was drunk in middle of day!!

Now I need wheelchair and communciation aid its impossible to hide really, if I try and speak and they can't understand me they judge me as been learning disabled.. at least with communication aid I can get proper sentences out in a way they might say it so they know I can read and am intelligent!!!

hi i definitly have mild cerbral palsy along with other things, i try not and hide it but there are times i do hide it. Great to see a group here