What are the Functional Classifications of Cerebral Pasly?

Level 1: Clumsy Child
• Uses no assistive devices (such as crutches)
• Can walk indoors and outdoors and climb stairs no limits.
• Can perform usual activities such as running and jumping
• Has decreased speed, balance and coordination
Level 2: Walks Independently
• Is limited in outdoor activities
• Has the ability to walk indoors and outdoors and climb stairs with a railing
• Has difficulty with uneven surfaces, inclines or in crowds.
• Has minimal ability to run or jump.
Level 3: Uses Assistive Mobility Devices
• Walks with assistive mobility devices indoors and outdoors on level surfaces
• May be able to climb stairs using a railing
• May propel a manual wheelchair (with assistance needed for long distances or uneven surfaces)
Level 4: Severely Limited
• Self-mobility severely limited even with assistive devices
• Uses wheelchairs most of the time and may propel their own power wheelchair
Level 5: No Self-Mobility
• Has physical impairments that restrict voluntary control of movement and the ability to maintain head and neck position
against gravity
• Is impaired in all areas of motor function.
• Cannot sit or stand on their own even with equipment.
• Cannot do independent mobility, though may be able to use a power