Child development
refers to the process in
which children grow through changes in skill
development during predictable time periods
called developmental milestones.
Developmental delay is a significant lag in a child’s
o physical,
o cognitive,
o behavioral,
o emotional or
o social development
most common type of developmental delays
language and speech
cognitive delays causes
A wide range of different learning disabilities
* Exposure to alcohol or toxins before birth or
afterward, including lead poisoning
* Institutionalization or neglect during infancy
or early childhood
* Down syndrome and other genetic disorders
* Autism spectrum disorder
* Severe newborn medical problems
* No known cause
developmental social or emotional delay cause
An unknown cause
* umbrella diagnosis - autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
.Neglect from early institutionalization or parental neglect
* Ineffective parenting or attachment problems
* Cognitive delays
causes of gross motor delay
genetic factors
environmental factors
a birth that takes
place more than three weeks before the
baby’s estimated due date.
before the start of 37th week
premature birth
conditions of a mother that can cause premature birth
- diabetes
- heart disease
- kidney disease
- high blood pressure
Premature infants may also be born with life-threatening
conditions. These can include:
- brain hemorrhage
pulmonary hemorrhage,
hypoglycemia
neonatal sepsis
pneumonia,
patent ductus arteriosus
anemia
neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
cerebral palsy caused by
damage to motor control areas of the brain
Muscular Dystrophies
Duchene
Becker
limb-girdle
spinal muscular atrophy
it is inherited
affect motor neuron part of spinal cord
types of SMA
type 1= Werdnig Hoffman disease
type 2= Dubowitz syndrome
type 3=kugel Berg Welander
type 4
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
damage to the peripheral nerves
