Causes of Developmental Disabilities
Causes of Developmental Disabilities
Developmental
Disabilities
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Objectives:
- is a simple
procedure to find out if
the baby has a
congenital, genetic, or
metabolic disorder that
may lead to mental
retardation and even
death if left untreated.
Most newborns with
metabolic disorders look
normal at birth. One will
never know that the baby has
the disorder until the onset of
signs and symptoms, and
more often, ill effects are
already irreversible.
1. Congenital Hypothyroidism
2. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Five Metabolic
3. Galactosemia Disorders
4. Phenylketonuria detected through
5. Glucose Six Phosphate
Dehydrogenase deficiency.
NB Screening:
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Severity of Disability
The severity of disability is typically
classified based on the level of
functional limitations that a person
experiences due to their condition. It
reflects how much a disability impacts
a person's ability to perform daily
activities and live independently.
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Classification of Severity of
Disability
1. Mild (the child is fully able to perform different tasks with
minimal support)
2. Moderate (The individual requires some support for daily
activities and may face challenges in more complex tasks)
3. Severe (Significant limitations in most areas of life. The
individual often requires substantial support to carry out basic
activities.)
4. Profound (The individual is heavily dependent on others for
most, if not all, aspects of daily life. There is very limited
capacity to perform activities independently.)
CAUSES OF
DEVELOPMENT
AL
DISABILITIES
Biological Factors
Environmental
Factors
Biological
Factors
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In all stages of
Biological Factors pregnancy, the baby is
vulnerable to inquiries and
development risks.
(Gregorio, 2007)
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Biological Factors
1.Prenatal development
disabilities
2.Birth process
3.During postnatal development
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1. Prenatal Development
Disabilities
1.Chromosomal
abnormalities
2.Rh-incompatibility
- This occurs when a child
is conceived between an
Rh-positive father and an
Rh-negative mother.
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2. Birth Process
A. Physical Trauma or Mechanical Injury
-this may happen during birth, may injure or
damage brain and impair intellectual functioning.
Birth Process
(Transverse
Position)
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Biological
Factors
B. Anoxia or Asphyxia occurs
in breech delivery and
deprives the infant of
adequate supply of oxygen for
a period long enough to
damage the brain.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS
1. Nutritional
Deficiencies
2. Infection
3. Environmental
Toxins
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