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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a handicapping condition that can present with such vastly different expressions that it is easy to question the appropriateness of the term. Despite these misgivings, CP does exist. There are common understandings of its definition, a generally accepted classification system, increasing knowledge about its etiology, a body of knowledge about its epidemiology, and increasing numbers of treatment options.
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Winter, S. (2007). Cerebral Palsy. In: Jacobson, J.W., Mulick, J.A., Rojahn, J. (eds) Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Issues on Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32931-5_3
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