Abstract
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a developmental disability. During school age when children with CP often manifest changes in height, they tend to have secondary disorders such as spinal curvature, joint dislocation, poor motor control and respiratory function. Eating and swallowing also become difficult. These disorders are caused by increase of difficulties in coordinating oral movement, respiratory abnormality, distorted neck alignment and pharynx, loss of oral sensation, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Little intervention by speech therapists leaves their disorders untreated. To cope with these problems, continuous speech therapy in school stage and cooperation with medical staff, family and school staff is necessary.
