Definition of neurodevelopmental impairment
Impairments | Severe neurodevelopmental impairment (any one or more of the following)* | Mild-moderate neurodevelopmental impairment (any one or more of the following)† | No neurodevelopmental impairment |
Motor | CP with GMFCS 3, 4 or 5 | CP with GMFCS 1 or 2 | No cerebral palsy |
Bayley III Motor Composite <70 | Bayley III Motor Composite 70–84 | Bayley III Motor Composite ≥85 | |
Cognitive | Bayley III Cognitive Composite <70 | Bayley III Cognitive Composite 70–84 | Bayley III Cognitive Composite ≥85 |
Language | Bayley III Language Composite <70 | Bayley III Language Composite 70–84 | Bayley III Language Composite ≥85 |
Hearing | Hearing aid or cochlear implant | Sensorineural/mixed hearing loss without requirement for hearing devices | No hearing loss as per audiology report |
Vision | Bilateral visual impairment | Unilateral visual impairment | No visual impairment as per ophthalmology report |
*Includes children who could not be tested using the Bayley-III but who had a Bayley-III Adaptive Behaviour score <70 or who were assessed to have a significant developmental delay.
†Children who could not be tested using the Bayley-III but who had a Bayley-III Adaptive Behaviour score between 70 and 84.
CP, cerebral palsy; GMFCS, Gross Motor Function Classification System.