| Child development can be branched off into many | | | | disorders all are closely linked to autism and |
| differing and varying departments. There is no | | | | enhances the symptoms of core autistic |
| single classification of child development because | | | | behaviour. Then you have cerebral palsy, other |
| there are so many things to consider when | | | | forms of traumatic brain injury that can arise |
| thinking about the mental, emotional and physical | | | | from an accident or substance abuse. You also |
| development of the child. Ironically enough, while | | | | have communication, speech and language |
| those are the big three when it comes to child | | | | disorders, which are separate from autism and |
| development, they cannot exist without the other. | | | | only affect the speech centres of the brain. Other |
| They are intertwined and related, when one | | | | rarer ones are fragile - X syndrome and Down |
| falters, the other two will be effected. | | | | syndrome, which are much more serious and can |
| Child development in the end of the day is holistic, | | | | adversely affect children physically as well as |
| using micro approaches to identify and spot | | | | mentally. |
| potential problems early so that intervention can | | | | The causes of these developmental disorders are |
| be executed and the child can grow up and | | | | varied and can come from many sources. It could |
| function as a normal adult. This article will discuss | | | | be caused by deprivation, genetic disorders, |
| some of the common developmental disorders in | | | | immune dysfunction, infectious diseases, metabolic |
| children, and how they can affect them not only | | | | disorders, problems with their nutrition, trauma or |
| in the early years, but also when they develop | | | | bad experiences bombarding them since early |
| into adults. One of the most common ailments of | | | | childhood and even environmental factors like |
| brain disorders that can affect a child's | | | | toxic conditions or even exposure to highly radio |
| development is autism. Autism affects the social | | | | active wastes. As a parent or someone thinking |
| development, the communication skills and the | | | | of conceiving, it is important to know what are |
| expressive abilities of a child that can affect him | | | | the causes of the more common ones and what |
| or her till the adult years if not taken care of | | | | you can do to avoid them from happening to |
| properly. It is classed under the | | | | your child. Check your family history if there is |
| nuerodevelopmental disorders and occurs in the | | | | any case of developmental disorders and have |
| brain. | | | | blood work done. In this case having more |
| Besides that, there is also autism spectrum | | | | knowledge can help you avoid even a modicum of |
| disorder, which is a higher form of autism, and | | | | developmental problems in your child. Ask doctors |
| sometimes can include other social abnormalities, | | | | and child psychologists for assistance if you do |
| restricted interests, highly repetitive behaviour | | | | happen to notice some alarming symptoms in |
| that come from Asperger syndrome of | | | | your child and remember, early intervention is the |
| PDD-NOS. It can also include Rett syndrome or | | | | best 'cure' for these problematic conditions. |
| even childhood disintegrative disorder. All these | | | | |