Rajiv Menon

I was witness to a beautiful relationship between cricketer Anil Kumble and a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy. Moved, I wrote 'Spin' - a small film about a cricketer and a spastic boy. But I couldn't find backing.

Indian Director

Scott Adams

I burned out my drawing hand by using it too much. The common word for it is writer's cramp. The fancy words for it are focal dystonia. The symptom in my case was a pinky finger that went spastic when I tried to draw.

American Cartoonist

Leon Russell

When I was born, I had a birth injury in my second and third vertebrae. It gave me what they called spastic paralysis, which is actually cerebral palsy.

American Musician

Robert Dallek

John Kennedy had so many different medical problems that began when he was a boy. He started out with intestinal problems... spastic colitis.

American Historian

Lauren Bacall

You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.

American Actress

Stephen Colletti

I was a very spastic kid who loved to see how high he could climb a tree. That's just the way I've always been.

American Actor

Peter Capaldi

Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.

Scottish Actor

Rick Harrison

I'm a really spastic guy. I can't sit still.

American Businessman

Tony Hale

Used to describe involuntary muscle movements, often related to neurological conditions.

Medical Context

Be cautious when using medically, as it can be seen as insensitive or offensive if misused.

Sensitivity Needed

Often relates to specific conditions like cerebral palsy, implying significant movement challenges.

Specific Conditions

May be considered an outdated term for people with disabilities, prefer more current terminology.

Outdated Usage

In modern social context, it is considered a slur when used to insult someone's coordination.

Offensive Slur

Never use in public or professional settings; it's offensive and could cause serious harm.

Avoid in Public

Understanding that the word can be deeply offensive in countries like the UK is essential.

Cultural Sensitivity

 your average increases and that's just how the math works. It didn't matter to me if I'd spent the morning really struggling with my medication, or at lunch my legs being very spastic, or even if I had fallen out of my wheelchair. Ask my wife. It happens quite often. She's here.

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