comparing participation of iranian children with cerebral palsy in life activities with participation of typically developing children

Introduction: children with cerebral palsy (cp) like the normal peers have the right to participate in life activities, so we aimed to study and compare the participation of iranian 6-12 years old children with cp with the participation of their normally developing peers. materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study in which the parents of 274 children with cp and the parents of 274 of normal children completed the children participation assessment scale parent- version. for data analysis, the independent t test was performed in spss version 21. results: the mean age of children with cp and normal children were respectively 9.64 and 9.45 years. the results indicate a significant difference between the two groups in life activities participations (p<0.05). conclusion: participation of iranian children with cp in life activities (activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, play, leisure, social participation, education, and sleep/rest) are lower than those normal peers, so the occupational therapists should pay attention to this and try to promote the participation of children with cp.