Hi there, I didn't find anything 'rude' about your post at all. I can totally understand your quest for information. Cerebral Palsy is just an unbrella term for a whole range of movement issues and there are many varying forms of CP as well as severity. Some children can have it so mild it's not even picked up until later in life, or others can just have a bit of a limp. I know before I had my daughter I thought all CP was the most severe form. How my eyes have been opened.I know with my daughter she was reaching her milestones until about 8mths, that's when I noticed I couldn't 'bicycle' her legs easilly, had trouble spreading her legs for nappy changes, her hands remained fisted. This is when we found she had CP, a total shock as she was a full term baby with a normal natural delivery.When she was first diagnosed we were told it was only mild, at best she would walk with a limp, at worst she would use a walking frame. Unfortunately at this young age it's impossible for them to fully tell just how severe or mild it will be. As Leacie grew she became tighter and tighter, it became near impossible to spread her legs (they scissored badly) it ended up she had an operation to release the adductor muscles in her groin. This made a huge difference.Leacie is almost 5 now and the 'mild' diagnosis has long gone, she is now classified as severe, although her speech is perfect, her intelect is above average and she can bunny hop crawl.I don't know where you live (I'm in Australia) but we work on a Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), if you google this and look for one that covers your childs age you should get an idea where he's at. Leacie is a Level 4.Also there are differing types of tone, spastic (stiff), athetoid (uncontrolled), ataxic (poor balance & depth perception), dystonic (fluctuating tone) and mixed tone could be a mix of any of them, which is what my daughter has.I hope this has helped some.