Causes and Symptoms
Labels Developmental Disability
Developmental disabilities can be caused by a number of different
factors:
disabilities that affect the individual’s functioning in three or more of the
following areas:
factors:
- Injury to the baby’s brain before birth or during the birth
process. - Mother’s lifestyle. Heavy drinking, drug use, or smoking can lead
to fetal alcohol syndrome or other forms of brain damage. - Rubella or other infectious diseases.
- Extreme prematurity.
- Child abuse.
- Genetic disorders. Down syndrome, phenylketonuria, fragile X
syndrome, and some degenerative disorders are all caused by
genetic mutations or an extra copy of a chromosome. - Poor diet and health care.
disabilities that affect the individual’s functioning in three or more of the
following areas:
- The ability to live on one’s own
- The ability to support oneself financially
- The ability to learn in school
- The ability to get around on one’s own, by walking, driving, or
using public transportation - The ability to use and understand spoken language
The ability to take care of one’s personal needs (dressing, eating,
washing, using the toilet, doing laundry) - Self-direction (the ability to make decisions, evaluate situations,
and generally be in charge of one’s life)
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