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I am a parent of a child with cerebral palsy. My son also has Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (separate from the CP, so don't think your boy will get this), so my son has different issues to deal with.

In truth, the physical portion related to the cerebral palsy has not given us much concern because we have so many cognitive things we need to approach. Cognitive that may be resulting from ongoing seizures. It's also due to the location and severity of his damage due to an intrauterine stroke.

I think it's important for you to go in with eyes wide open. The internet can only tell you so much; other parents can only tell you so much. The truth is, each child with CP is so very different from the next. Some things may be "similar", like possible GI issues that are usually overcome with the assistance of laxatives. Other things are individual because of location and severity of damage.

It's probably a good thing you haven't met him yet....mostly for his sake. Maybe have a list of questions that a caseworker can get answers for. Questions such as, how did he get CP; where's the location; what duties are effected by that portion of the brain; what does this likely mean? Any sort of prognosis. Will you have financial assistance for any adaptive equipment. Can they assist getting him on medicaid as soon as possible.

Having a child with CP, I certainly wouldn't rule out adopting another. Our children are beautiful, capable little people who will open your eyes to a whole new, wonderful world if you give them the opportunity. Most importantly, for him, he will need parents who will be able to be strong and help him stand when others might seek to knock him down; someone who can advocate for them, push them when he needs it and hold him even more. If you can do that, if you can promise him that...you're a good match.

Good luck.

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Hi! I'm new here.

My son is two (twenty-six months) and has the hypotonic form of cerebral palsy as well.

Like someone else said here, the initial injury is done--the child should not get worse. However, there are some areas that may require management. In general, I find that these are less in kids with the hypotonic forms of CP. For example, we take no medications for my son's tone and we've had no surgeries because of his CP. There's another boy in our area with the hypertonic form of CP and he's had botox injections and hip surgery and now he's looking at another surgery.

If they think that the child is "caught up" at two and a half, I would think that it is a very mild form of CP. Here is a uselful tool for determining a child's level of involvement and potential issues: http://www.chsd.org/documents/CP/gmfcs.pdfMotor Classification Scale for Cerebral Palsy

I can think of one child on the 'net who meets the description of "mild case of hypotonia" and that's Holland over at Holland and Eden: http://micropreemietwins.blogspot.com Holland is the one in the glasses--not the one in the wheelchair.

I have my own blog, but my son falls more into the category of moderate as opposed to mild. My blog address is http://birdonthestreet.blogspot.com

I wish you the best of luck in this decision. CP kids can be very inspiring, but it's always good to go in with both eyes open!

Katy