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AIM: To identify a cohort of children with cerebral palsy (CP) from hospital
data; determine the proportion that participated in standardized educational
testing and attained a score within the normal range; and describe the
relationship between test results and motor symptoms.
METHOD: This
population-based retrospective cohort study used data from New South Wales,
Australia. We linked hospital data for children younger than 16 years of age
admitted between 1st July 2000 and 31st March 2014 to education data from 2009 to
2014. Hospital diagnosis codes were used to identify a cohort of children with CP
(n=3944) and describe their motor symptoms. Educational outcomes in the CP cohort
were compared with those among children without CP. RESULTS: Of those with
educational data (n=1770), 46% were exempt from reading assessment because of
intellectual or functional disability, 7% were absent or withdrawn from testing
and 47% participated in testing. About 30% of all children with educational data
had test scores in the normal range. The proportion was greatest among those with
hemiplegia (>40%) and lowest among those with tetraplegia (<10%). INTERPRETATION:
One-third of children with CP participated in standardized testing and achieved a
result in the normal range. The proportions were lower in children with more
severe motor symptoms. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: From 2009 to 2014, most Australian
children with cerebral palsy (CP) attended a mainstream school. The rate of
disability-related exemption from standardized educational testing was almost
50%. Thirty per cent of children with CP achieved educational scores in the
normal range.
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