Through this research, we are investigating how various child and caregiver characteristics impact the health of primary, informal (unpaid) caregivers (usually parents).
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Adolescent Study of Quality of Life, Mobility and Exercise (ASQME Study)
Although it has been suggested that adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) may experience loss of function following puberty, little research evidence exists to support this claim.
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Learning about the Benefits of Microboards: Danny’s Story
This was a qualitative research study intended to increase the understanding of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) by examining the observations and experiences of their parents.
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Developing All About Outcomes, Part 1: Measuring clinical outcomes in children’s rehabilitation centres in Ontario
This project was the first of two studies designed to develop and test a computerized software program that would enable health service providers in children’s treatment centres to select the most appropriate outcome measure to use with individual clients and/or in program evaluations.
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ABI Trajectories
Trajectories and Consequences: Long-term follow-up of children and youth and their families after acquired brain injury.
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GMFM Other
Translations Translations of measures and materials on the CanChild website have been performed by individuals who are fluent in both English and their own language. CanChild requires a back translation of the document by a different person than the original…
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GMFM Scoring
Item Scoring Item scoring is the same for the GMFM-88 and the GMFM-66. There is a scoring system with each item scored as 0, 1, 2, 3, or “not tested”. A scoring key of 0 – does not initiate, 1…
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GMFM Administration
GMFM Score Sheets GMFM score sheets for all versions are available with open access for download and printing for personal, non-commercial use, please click on the links on the right hand side of this page to download the scoresheets. Time…
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CP-NET Meet the Author: Amanda Leduc
CP-NET was thrilled to have disability advocate and author Amanda Leduc, speak on her book ‘Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space’. Watch her talk about storytelling as a means of challenging ableism and celebrating all people. Followed by her…
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F-words Knowledge Hub
In 2011, Dr. Rosenbaum and Dr. Gorter published a paper titled: “The ‘F-words’ in Childhood Disability: I swear this is how we should think!” Inspired by over two decades of CanChild research and continual discussion amongst members of the CanChild family, the paper features six F-words that…
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