Two experimental forms of an observational checklist to evaluate functional motor performance in cerebral palsied infants 3 to 30 months of age, and 30 to 60 months of age are given. (BP)

The authors question the assumption that parent participation is critical to the success of early intervention programs and cite the lack of research support for this notion in programs for young children with cerebral palsy. They note that financial considerations may still dictate the need for parent participation. (CL)

Examined were the effects on selected adjustment criterion measures of 1 year of maximum, moderate, or minimum rehabilitation treatment with 113 cerebral palsied adults (mean age =28) having a wide range of physical and intellectual abilities. (IM)

Recreation and adult education play important roles in programs for the cerebral palsied adult. (LC)

The cerebral palsied child with severe neuromuscular impairment is the focus of a research paper which reviews physiologic limitations as well as psychological and social conditions that interfere with normalization of the handicapped child from birth to the beginning of the school years. (MC)

The mental development of 332 preschool-age children with orthopedic disabilities was assessed at a children's hospital over a 10-year period, and comparisons were made for right-handed and left-handed. The left-handed children were slower than right-handed children in learning speech and language skills (Author/SEW)

The article reviews the literature in the following five areas of concern for parents of cerebral palsied children: causes and effects of cerebral palsy, family dynamics, counseling, educational and vocational programs, and employment. (PHR)