Cerebral palsy is a neurological condition that affects muscle coordination and body movement. Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term for several symptoms because, unlike Down syndrome, it does not have a singular cause. Cerebral palsy is caused by brain damage occurring either during pregnancy, during delivery, or shortly after delivery. There are several different types of cerebral palsy, each classified by the way in which they affect the individual.

Because there are so many different factors as to the cause of cerebral palsy, each case is as individual as the person affected. The symptoms and severity of cerebral palsy can range from mild, barely noticeable effects, to severe, in which the individual has extremely poor motor skills and mental retardation.

There are several types of cerebral palsy including:
Mild Cerebral Palsy

Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
Severe Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
Mixed Cerebral Palsy
Hemiplegia and Cerebral Palsy
Quadriplegia and Cerebral Palsy