Cerebral Palsy (CP)is a birth related non-progressive movement based disorder. The type of motor disorders that a person with CP will have, are dependent on the areas of the brain that are affected. The four main types are:
- Spastic: Most common type. The muscles are stiff and tight and can be difficult to move.
- Athetoid/Diskinetic: This type is characterised by involuntary muscle movements.
- Ataxic: The characteristics of this type are shaky movements, balance impairments and spatial awareness difficulties.
- Mixed: A combination of the above types.
