Cerebral Palsy is a term used to describe a set of neurological conditions that affect movement. It is the most common form of childhood disability. The condition makes it hard to move certain parts of the body.

Features include:

• Overdeveloped or underdeveloped muscles, leading to stiff or floppy movements
• Poor coordination and balance, known as ataxia
  Involuntary, slow writhing movements, or athetosis
• Stiff muscles that contract abnormally, known as spastic paralysis
• Crawling in an unusual way
• Lying down in awkward positions
• Favoring one side of the body over the other
• A limited range of movement

Other signs and symptoms include:

• Late crawling, walking, or speaking
• Hearing and eyesight problems
• Problems controlling bladder and bowel movements
• Seizures
  Drooling, and problems with feeding, sucking, and swallowing
• Being easily startled