Cerebral Palsy (CP) is an umbrella term for a group of developmental motor disorders that affect an individual’s ability to move, maintain balance and posture. The term cerebral denotes brain involvement; palsy indicates weakness using the muscles. It is a non-progressive, chronic condition, which is usually caused by damage to the developing brain before, during or following birth.
CP was first described by William Little in the 1860s. It represents the most common motor disability in childhood, affecting two to three children in 1,000. CP affects the development of the musculoskeletal system and sensorimotor function. As a consequence of the multitude of functional difficulties, children with CP represent the largest diagnostic group in paediatric rehabilitation (Odding et al., 2006).
Regarding speech and language, it is estimated that about 50% of children with CP have some form of communication disorder (Pennington et al., 2010) …
… blogging on speech therapy in CP, here we go…
