Developmental disabilities
Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. There are four main types of developmental disorders nervous system disabilities, sensory related disabilities, metabolic disabilities and degenerative disorders. Causes of developmental disabilities includes,
- Genetic or chromosome abnormalities (such as Down syndrome and Rett syndrome)
- Prenatal exposure to substances
- Certain infections in pregnancy
- Preterm birth
- Autism spectrum disorder
- cerebral palsy
- hearing loss or vision impairment
- intellectual and learning disability
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