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Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Introduction and Epidemiology

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Developmental disabilities or neurodevelopmental disabilities (include intellectual disability) are a diverse group of chronic disorders that begin at anytime during the development process (including conception, birth, and growth) up to 22 years of age and last throughout an individual’s lifetime. Major disabilities include intellectual disability, learning disabilities, communication disorders, autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and neural tube defects. This chapter provides an introduction and reviews epidemiology of major disabilities.

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Acknowledgments

This chapter is adapted with permission from authors’ previous works [56, 57]. The sections on hearing loss and vision impairment are adapted from (public domain) United States Centers for Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddhi.htm and http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/vision.html, accessed July 12, 2010.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008-1284, USA

    Dilip R. Patel

  2. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Health Services, Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, POBox 1260, IL-91012, Jerusalem, Israel

    Joav Merrick MD, MMedSci, DMSc (Office of the Medical Director)

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    Joav Merrick MD, MMedSci, DMSc (Office of the Medical Director)

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Patel, D.R., Merrick, J. (2011). Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Introduction and Epidemiology. In: Patel, D., Greydanus, D., Omar, H., Merrick, J. (eds) Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0627-9_1

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