Weight, height and body composition are important indicators for development. The tools used to measure these can be different for children with cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy is an injury to the brain, but what we find is that it has a lot of effects on how you use your muscles.
"Cerebral palsy is primarily a motor impairment so it's really important to look at what the child’s motor function is. Are they developing on the trajectory of a child who has cerebral palsy or are they developing as we would expect a baby to develop? "