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Cerebral palsy

A permanent motor disorder caused by irreversible lesions occurring on the brain during pregnancy, childbirth or shortly afterwards. Different severities depending on the extent of the lesions and the areas of the brain affected. Physical impairments are often accompanied by cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment and epilepsy

Things to consider

  • Current age
  • Severity of disabilities
  • Level of independence
  • Presence of intellectual impairment
  • Presence of epilepsy

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What response can you expect?

Under age 16 at time of application declined
Age 16 and over at time of application
Mild:
  • No intellectual impairment or epilepsy
 standard may be offered
  • With intellectual impairment and/or epilepsy or other complications
 rated +50 to +100 or declined
Moderate:
  • No intellectual impairment or epilepsy
 rated +100 minimum or declined
  • With intellectual impairment and/or epilepsy or other complications
 declined
Severe: declined
Under age 16 at time of application declined
Age 16 and over at time of application
  • Mild with no intellectual disability, epilepsy or other complications and normal MRI
 standard with exclusion
  • Other
 declined
Under age 16 at time of application declined
Age 16 and over at time of application
  • Mild with no intellectual disability, independant and working full-time
 rated +75 with waiting period of at least 90 days
  • Other
 declined