Developmental disability

developmental disability

disease

Subclass of	neurological disorder, disability

Developmental disability be a diverse group of chronic conditions, wey dey comprise mental anaa physical impairments wey arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities dey cause individuals wey dey live plus dem chaw difficulties insyd certain areas of life, especially insyd "language, mobility, learning, self-help, den independent living". Developmental disabilities fi be detected early on den persist thru out an individual ein lifespan. Developmental disability wey dey affect all areas of a kiddie ein development sam times be referred to as global developmental delay.

De most common developmental disabilities be:

• Motor disorders, den learning difficulties such as dyslexia, Tourette's syndrome, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, den nonverbal learning disorder.
• Autism spectrum disorder (ASD, formerly de PDD umbrella wey dey cover Asperger syndrome den classic autism) dey cause difficulties insyd social communication as well as repetitive behaviors den restrictive interests. ASD dey affect speech, understanding body language den social interactions, as well as dey cause difficulty in understanding odas social cues (such as sarcasm den feelings). ASD sanso dey cause repetitive behaviors dem know as stimming, often as a result of hyper- anaa hypo-sensitivity to sensory input.
• Down syndrome be a genetic condition insyd wich people be born plus an extra copy of chromosome 21. Dis extra copy dey affect de development of de body den brain, dey cause a range of physical den mental impairments give de individual.

• Fragile X syndrome, most frequent among males, dem think e dey cause autism den intellectual disability.
• Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders be a group of conditions dem cause prior to birth wey fi occur insyd a person wey ein mommie drink alcohol during pregnancy.
• Cerebral palsy be a group of disorders wey affect a person ein ability to move den maintain balance den posture. Dem be de most common motor disability insyd kiddie time.

• Intellectual disability be defined as assessed to get an IQ below 70, along plus limitations in adaptive functioning den onset before de age of 18 years.
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) be a neurodevelopmental disorder wey be characterized by executive dysfunction. E dey interfere plus attention span, self-control, emotional regulation — key aspects of cognitive control.