A multidisciplinary meeting is being conducted for a 4-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. A goal for managing this child's condition would be:
1. Assistance with motor control of voluntary muscles.
2. Maximizing the child's capabilities.
3. Surgically correcting deformities.
4. Waiting to place the child in school.
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1. It is important to have the child be as independent as possible to maintain optimum function.
2. Concentrating on the capabilities can help the child modify other areas of weakness to have a better quality of life.
3. Surgery is used only in extreme conditions.
4. Planning for school will be important, but the priority is to maximize the capabilities so the child is as independent in school as possible.
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