Normal development
Lies straight on stornach
rolds head well: pushes
arrnS lies on back ; two
tards together
by 6 rnmtvs
Cerebral Palsy
Still legs
Carm lift head
Canmt push on arms
Pushes back head to one
Ore arm ard leg bert, the
ottEr arm and leg straight
cannot bring hards
Sits leaning
takes weight on feet
when hdd in
By 9 rnonths
Sits
head
Round
Stiff arms
fiisted hands
Head fans
when he is
pulled
C
supports self when
placed staMing
By 12 rnOnths
Pulls to stand
something, crawls
By 18 months
Stands and waks alone,
moves into and out Of
sitting;sits uses
both hands
Rm.md
Poor use of hands play
Stiff legs, pointed toes
Difficulty pulling to stand,
still legs, pointed toes
One arm stiff
and bent Tiptoe
walking on one
poor
standing
arms pull back
stiff legs which
are crossed
like
Does rwt take weight on
legs poor head lifghting
Cannot crawl, uses only
one side Of the body or
self by only using
Uses mostly one
hand toplay, one-I'
leg may be stiff,
Sits with weOht
to one side
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