Cerebral palsy

A permanent motor disorder caused by irreversible lesions occurring on the brain during pregnancy, childbirth or shortly afterwards. Different severities depending on the extent of the lesions and the areas of the brain affected. Physical impairments are often accompanied by cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment and epilepsy

Things to consider

  • Current age
  • Severity of disabilities
  • Level of independence
  • Presence of intellectual impairment
  • Presence of epilepsy

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What response can you expect?

Under age 16 at time of application:declined
Age 16 and over at time of application:
  • Mild
    • No intellectual impairment or epilepsy:
standard may be offered
    • With intellectual impairment and/or epilepsy or other complications:
rated +50 to +100 or declined
  • Moderate
    • No intellectual impairment or epilepsy:
rated +100 minimum or declined
    • With intellectual impairment and/or epilepsy or other complications:
declined
  • Severe
declined