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Diagnosis of CP can and should happen as early as possible. Cerebral palsy, except in its mildest forms, is often evident in the first year of life and it’s important to get a diagnosis as early as possible in order to improve long term outcomes. Early diagnosis begins with your child's medical history and could involve your doctor doing a combination of neuroimaging and neurological, and motor assessments.

Two month old baby in incubator in the NICU

Promoting Activities & Participation

For people of any age, skills develop as they are used. For a child with cerebral palsy, it’s important to encourage interests and skills as early as possible, and learn more about inclusion in the classroom and in extracurricular activities. For the adolescent and adult with cerebral palsy, there are a wide range of activities and interests to be involved in that will improve both mental and physical health. Don’t stay on the sidelines! Let us help you get involved.

Personal Considerations

It is always very important to pay close attention to each individual's interests, skills, and goals. These personal factors should be the focus of all our efforts in working with people to enable them to become the best of who they want to be.

Optimizing Your Environment

Obviously, creating a good environment at home is an important part of supporting your child’s growth and abilities. It’s critically important that a child is encouraged to participate at home and to become part of the family activities – and that the supports are in place to do that.

Preparing For The Future

Preparing for the future is what child ‘development’ is all about! We believe that service providers need to think about the future – in a positive way – right from the start, and encourage parents to do so as well.

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