Cerebral Palsy is a broad term that describes a group of neurological (brain) disorders that affects motion control. It is a life-long condition that affects the communication between the brain and the muscles, causing a permanent state of uncoordinated movement and posturing.

By definition, "Cerebral" refers to the brain and "Palsy" is a disorder of movement or posture.  If a persona has cerebral palsy it means that due to an injury to their brain, they are not able to use some or most of the muscles in their body in the normal way.  Children with cerebral palsy may not be able to speak, walk, eat or play in the same ways as most other children. Depending on the location and extent of the brain damage, some cerebral palsy children may display mental retardation, motor function disability, or both.

Cerebral palsy is neither progressive nor communicable .  It is also not "curable" in the accepted sense, although education, therapy and applied technology can help persons with cerebral palsy lead productive lives.  It is important to know that cerebral palsy is not a disease or illness.  It isn't contagious and it doesn't get worse.  Children who have cerebral palsy will have it all their lives.