I looked it up on Wikipedia. It appears the UK may be the only place that uses the term for cerebral palsy. In the US, we use it as a generally inoffensive comment that someone is hyperactive or clumsy. Thats always the way I've used the term.
Edit: The link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spastic. It appears this isn't the first controversy concerning the UK's and US's different use of the word.
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