Western Cape Cerebral Palsy Association

The WCCPA is a non-profit organisation that has been providing social development services to people with Cerebral Palsy and their families in the Western Cape for the past 61 years.
The WCCPA incorporates a clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of children with CP; a residential care centre for adults with CP; a special care centre for children with CP who are severely and profoundly disabled; a protective employment workshop for adults with CP.
The four WCCPA centres are:
1. Cerebral Palsy Clinic (Red Cross Hospital) servicing hundreds of CP children under 12yrs
2. De Heide Special Care Centre providing continued development for CP children
3. Rosedon House Residential Home for adult CP sufferers who cannot live independently
4. Village Work Centre providing a protected work environment for CP adults

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a disorder of voluntary movement and coordination caused by injury or poor development of the growing brain. Brain damage may occur during pregnancy, during the birth process or immediately after birth. If CP arises during early childhood it can be because of poor socio economic factors (TB, meningitis, gastro enteritis etc.) It can also result from accidents (motor vehicle, near drowning etc).
A disorder such as CP, which involves the brain and disturbs the control of movement and posture, very often, also, involves the functioning of other parts of the brain. Thus the movement disorder can also be accompanied by associated conditions such as seizures, sensory losses, developmental delay and difficulties with language and communication. The extent to which individuals are disabled depends on the severity of the brain damage, the condition is life-long.