Developmental Disabilities
5 Articles & Excerpts
Understanding Mental Retardation
by CDC
Mental retardation is characterized both by a significantly below-average score on a test of mental ability or intelligence and by limitations in the ability to function in areas of daily life, such as communication, self-care
Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
The estimates of children who are awaiting adoption (legally free) indicate that anywhere between 30 - 50% have a developmental disability. However, these children are not a homogeneous group.
Understanding Vision Impairment
by CDC
Vision impairment means that a person's eyesight cannot be corrected to a normal level. Vision impairment may be caused by a loss of visual acuity, where the eye does not see objects as clearly as usual.
Kernicterus
by CDC
What is kernicterus? Kernicterus is a type of brain damage that causes athetoid cerebral palsy and hearing loss. It also causes problems with vision and teeth and sometimes can cause mental retardation.
Understanding Cerebral Palsy
by CDC
Cerebral palsy refers to a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and to maintain balance and posture. It is due to a nonprogressive brain abnormality, which means that it does not get worse over time, though the exact symptoms
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