| Mild cerebral palsy is often difficult to detect, thus | | | | the class. |
| early treatment is not given. When detected at early | | | | This is just one of the many forms of cerebral palsy, |
| stage, corrective treatment can be applied and may | | | | a condition of the nervous system that affects |
| help the patient greatly. | | | | coordination of muscle and over-all body movement. |
| A child with a mild form of this disability may have | | | | Unlike the Down syndrome, it has many possible |
| trouble lifting a large object with the right hand but | | | | causes. It is caused by brain injury sustained during |
| may have no difficulty on writing with a chalk or a | | | | pregnancy, or during and after childbirth. |
| pen. This means, that it affects only the physical | | | | When a mother had a particularly difficult pregnancy |
| ability of the child, but not the intelligence. | | | | and/or child delivery, the child may have incurred brain |
| When the child seems normal in every way, it is | | | | damage and must always be observed for |
| more difficult to diagnose with limited physical | | | | symptoms like difficulties on use of one or more |
| coordination. A normal child will be able to perform in | | | | limbs. |
| the gym class without trouble, but a child with this | | | | Children with cerebral palsy that is mild and have |
| cerebral palsy may be less coordinated. This will give | | | | normal learning abilities may be disqualified for financial |
| the child so much frustration even though having | | | | assistance provided to more severe forms. |
| excellent record on other areas like being on top of | | | | |