Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It is most often caused by damage that occurs to the immature, developing brain – most often before birth. Children and young adults with cerebral palsy have usually suffered a form of early injury to the brain and this can affect them in myriad ways with problems ranging from intellect & cognition, motor function, sensory functions including vision, hearing & touch, to speech & language functions, and emotionality & non-traditional behaviours.