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8 | Fa'amatalaga mo pepe Cerebral Palsy - Hōkai Nukurangi CEREBRAL PALSY Gaioiga • ‘O le fa‘avasegaga o gaioiga ‘ese‘ese ‘ua fa‘aaogaina e tausi ma‘i ‘ua iai tōmai fa‘apitoa e fa‘amatalaina ai itū‘āiga gaioiga e mafai ona fai e lau tama ma gaioiga e ono faigatā. • ‘O nei gaioiga ‘ua fa‘amatalaina i ni vāega ‘ua fa‘avasega ai le gaioi, le fa‘aaogaina o lima, le va‘ai, le ‘ai ma le feso‘otai. ‘O fa‘avasegaga ‘uma e fa‘aaogaina le alafua e ‘āmata mai i le Tūlaga I-V (1-5) ma a fa‘amatala le Tūlaga I o le mafai lea ona gaioi i le tele o gaioiga a‘o le Tūlaga V o le fa‘aitiitia lea o le mafai ona gaioi. • E aogā fa‘avasegaga ‘ina ia mafai ai ona fuafua mana‘oga o le ola malōlōina ma a‘oa‘oga tatau mo lau tama. Fa'ata'ita'iga: • The Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) e va‘ava‘ai i gaioiga tetele e pei o le ta‘avalevale, totolo, po‘o le savali. • The Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) e va‘ava‘ai i gaioiga lāiti o alofilima ma lima, e pei o le tagofia o mea ta‘alo. ‘E te maua fa‘amatalaga fa‘aopoopo e uiga i ia vāega pe‘ā e talatalanoa i lau fōma‘i po‘o i le: www.starship.org.nz/guidelines/ classification-systems-for-cerebral-palsy Fa‘amatalaga ma le ‘upega o feso‘otaiga My CP Guide (Australia) Mo tagata ‘ua ola ma le CP. www.mycpguide.org.au CPAlliance (Australia) ‘O se fa‘alapotopotoga e iai le auaunaga fesoasoani ma lagolagoina su‘esu‘ega e fa‘atatau i le CP. www.cerebralpalsy.org.au/cerebral-palsy Canchild (Canada) ‘O se fa‘alapotopotoga e lagolagoina su‘esu‘ega ma alafua fou e uiga i le CP. www.canchild.ca/en/diagnoses/cerebral-palsy CP Foundation (USA) ‘O fa‘amatalaga mo ‘āiga, ma tausi soifua ua iai le tōmai fa‘apitoa. www.yourcpf.org “Your child will grow and their needs change over time. It may look different in five years’ time than it does now.” - FAMILY QUOTE