| Neurodevelopment disorder is also known as disorder | | | | severe mental retardation. Excessive intake of both |
| of neural development or brain development disorder. | | | | substances above may also cause brain damage as |
| Physically, it is characterized as impairment of brain or | | | | resulting of toxins accumulation in the new born |
| central nervous system. Psychologically, it is defined | | | | central nervous system. |
| as a condition of abnormal brain function that effects | | | | 5. Physical trauma |
| the children's emotion, learning ability and memory as | | | | Most cases of physical trauma is caused by |
| they grow. The condition happens in the early year | | | | congenital injury, it is happened due to injure as |
| of their life and if not treat, it may inflict their social | | | | resulting of lack of oxygen to the brain or damage to |
| behaviour, learning ability, etc. | | | | the brain tissues itself, leading to cerebral palsy that |
| I. Causes | | | | cause permanent physical disability in the child |
| The causes of brain development disorder are still | | | | development. |
| unknown, but many researchers suggest the | | | | 6. Environment toxic |
| following | | | | Human have produced over 5000 different |
| 1. Genetic passing through metabolic diseases | | | | environment toxins, including heavy metals such as |
| The disease is passed through from the parent to | | | | lead, mercury. If the child is unfortunately to have |
| the inborn. Genetic and metabolic disorder are hard to | | | | high levels of heavy metal accumulated in their brain |
| diagnosis in the new born. The infant may be look | | | | due to detoxification dysfunction of body's organs, it |
| healthy and with no any symptom when they were | | | | can cause severe brain damage, leading to |
| born, because the disease won 't strike until the time | | | | impairment of emotional and physical development. |
| when children start to make directed contact with | | | | 7. Medication |
| their surrounding environment. The typical cases area) | | | | Some researchers found that certain vaccines used |
| Down syndrome | | | | to protect the child may contribute to the onset of |
| It is known as trisomy 21, is caused by the | | | | the disease. One of the vaccine, thimerosal contains |
| abnormality of chromosome number 21.b) William | | | | 50 time more toxins than the plain mercury, if a |
| syndrome | | | | infant can not excrete them, it may caused mercury |
| It is caused the abnormality of chromosome number | | | | accumulated in the brain, leading to severe brain |
| 7c) Fragile X syndromed) Rett syndrome | | | | damage and afflict the child development. |
| 2. Immune disorders | | | | Antibiotic may be another cause of the brain |
| For what ever reason, the immune function becomes | | | | development disorder, as the medication destroy the |
| over react to certain situations and starts to | | | | good bacteria, it causes the inability of the child in |
| attackthe brain tissues, leading to abnormal | | | | absorbing vital minerals, leading to nutritional causes |
| movements of the body, emotional disturbance and | | | | of neuroldevelopment dysfunction |
| obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms. | | | | 8. Severe deprivation disorder |
| 3. Infectious diseases | | | | Researchers found that children were born in a family |
| Infectious diseases is defined as a type of disease | | | | without loving, caring, nurturing are likely to develop |
| which can transmit from the carrier to other person | | | | depression and show behavioural retardation. |
| through one or more of diverse pathways, including | | | | II. Symptoms |
| physical contact, share food, body fluid, etc.a) Mealse | | | | There are many symptoms of neurodevelopment |
| is one of the infectious disease that can cause | | | | disorder, depending to the diagnosis, but the common |
| subacute sclerosing panencephalitis as resulting of | | | | symptoms include |
| persistence infection by measle virus, leading to brain | | | | 1. Delay social development |
| development disorder (cortical dysfunction).b) | | | | Children with brain development disorder show little |
| Toxoplasmosis is a parasite disease caused by the | | | | interest to social stimuli, less attention to smile and |
| protozoan toxoplasma gondii. People contact this | | | | look at others less often, and respond less to their |
| type of diseases see their flu like symptoms | | | | own name. |
| disappearing within a few week, but for infants who | | | | 2. Communication |
| normally have weakened immune system may see | | | | Most children do not develop enough natural speech |
| the disease progress, leading to encephalitis and | | | | and vocabularies to meet their daily communication |
| severe brain tissues being damaged.c) Meningitis | | | | needs and are more likely to simply repeat others' |
| Most cases of meningitis is caused by bacteria | | | | words. |
| infection, leading to inflammation, causing severe brain | | | | 3. Repetitive behaviour |
| damage to the new born, including deafness.d) | | | | Some children with brain development disorder may |
| Encephalitis | | | | have some repetitive behavior such as |
| Encephalitis is another form of virus infectious | | | | Flapping hands, arranging objects in a certain order, |
| disease, the new born can contact the virus when | | | | involving an unvarying pattern of daily activities and |
| pass through an infected birth canal, leading to brain | | | | resisting to change. |
| infection. The virus sometimes can stay inactive until | | | | 4. Unusual eating behaviour |
| the child comes under stress or sickness. | | | | 5. Motor problems that include poor muscle tone, |
| 4. Nutritional deficiency | | | | poor motor planning, and toe walking |
| Believe it or not, researchers found that women who | | | | 6. Insomnia |
| have folic acid and iodine deficiency during their | | | | 7. Sensitive to Sound |
| pregnancy may cause risk to their babies in | | | | 8. etc. |
| contacting neurodevelopmental disorders, leading to | | | | |