What is considered mild or severe cerebral palsy? I heard if a child can sit before the age of 2, it is mild.?

Question

My nephew may have cerebral palsy. He is one year old and is just starting to sit up for a short period of time. He aspirates solid foods into his lungs, has a hard time focusing and has very little muscle tone. The doctors have not diagnosed it yet because he had no complications at birth, but are saying they will probably end up calling it cerebral palsy. I keep reading that life expectancy and quality of life depends on the severity. His parents are in complete denial about it and say that he will be fine. I would like to know whether he would be considered severe or mild.

Answer 1

Anything that will cause a person to choke or lose their breath should be considered more severe.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, there is no clear answer to your question, mostly because of lack of information. Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term that includes a lot of different problems, and how severe depends on exactly what the child has. Best to do some reading and get some professional help from experts who understand. Also it is worth checking out the legal side, make sure you get what you deserve.

Answer 3

i dont know enough about it look to sites for nerological disorders there is actully a magazine that you can get for free called nurologynow it is free to patients and cargivers of the patients so as long as you represent yourself as a caregiver it is free to you and in the first issue you will get cards to fill out for others eg. parents,teachers etc....


so they can get it to i am onbly fimilar with it ebcaus ei am epileptic and i know it is a nerologial disorder my neice is 7 she has both and i sitll, know nothing about the disorder i have alot to learn