Too often, people with disabilities are relegated to being passive when it comes to the arts.
The GMFCS can be a helpful tool in clinical and research use and has been shown to be stable and accurate over time. It can also help individuals and families better understand cerebral palsy.
I spent many years and many hours learning how to make the body work better, how to bring it out of pain. But that's not the human being alone.
The typical cognitive assessments that are used for children require them to be able to use their hands to point to pictures or hold puzzle pieces.
For a child with CP learning to move, the really important things to remember are that the child should always be active.
