Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with cerebral palsy.
Learn how to define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities. This page provides valuable information for professionals in the early childhood education and child care center domains.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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