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The Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) for individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) is a five-level classification system which began development at Michigan State University [1] and currently under further refinement at the University of Kentucky.
The spasticity athetosis level and location of a CP7 sportsperson. One of the disability groups in this class is people with cerebral palsy from the CP7 and CP8 classes. [4] [5] CP7 sportspeople are able to walk, but appear to do so while having a limp as one side of their body is more affected than the other.
A 2013 review stated that outcomes for adults with cerebral palsy without intellectual disability in the 2000s were that "60–80% completed high school, 14–25% completed college, up to 61% were living independently in the community, 25–55% were competitively employed, and 14–28% were involved in long term relationships with partners or ...
As a writer and disability advocate, Luongo created "What Cerebral Palsy Looks Like" and the "Go Green for CP" campaign in 2019, encouraging people to wear green and buildings to display green ...
This can serve a significant role for providers caring for children with spectrum disorders such as autism or cerebral palsy. [15] Children with these conditions may have the same diagnoses, but their abilities and levels of functioning widely vary across and within individuals over time.
T33 and CP3 are disability sport classification for disability athletics. The class competes using a wheelchair. The classification is one of eight for people with cerebral palsy, and one of four for people with cerebral palsy who use a wheelchair. Athletes in this class have moderate quadriplegia, and difficulty with forward trunk movement.
T36 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics. It includes people who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. It includes people with cerebral palsy. T36 is used by the International Paralympic Committee. This classification competes at the Paralympic Games.
assess 4-18 years old individuals with cerebral palsy ability to use hands The Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) is a medical classification system used to describe how children aged from 4 to 18 years old with cerebral palsy use their hands with objects during activities of daily living , with a focus on the use of both hands together.