Level |
Expected gross motor function between 6 and 12 years of age |
Level I |
Children walk indoors and outdoors, and climb stairs without limitations. Children perform gross motor skills including running and jumping, but speed, balance, and coordination are reduced. |
Level II |
Children walk indoors and outdoors, and climb stairs holding onto a rail, but experience limitations walking on uneven surfaces and inclines, and walking in crowds or confined spaces. Children have at best only minimal ability to perform gross motor skills such as running and jumping. |
Level III |
Children walk indoors or outdoors on a level surface with an assistive mobility device. Children may climb stairs holding onto a rail. Depending on upper‐limb function, children propel a wheelchair manually or are transported (pushed by another person) when travelling for long distances or outdoors on uneven terrain. |
Level IV |
Children may maintain levels of function achieved before age 6 years or rely more on wheeled mobility at home, school, and in the community. Children may achieve self‐mobility using a powered wheelchair. |
Level V |
Physical impairments restrict voluntary control of movement and the ability to maintain antigravity head and trunk postures. All areas of motor function are limited. Functional limitations in sitting and standing are not fully compensated for through the use of adaptive equipment and assistive technology. Children have no means of independent mobility and are transported (pushed by another person). Some children achieve self‐mobility using a powered wheelchair with extensive adaptations. |