| Developmental disabilities maybe termed as congenital | | | | response with Chiropractic treatment. Again research |
| defects wherein a body part or a body system fails | | | | continues on to develop better treatment modalities |
| to work normally. | | | | to check on disabilities. Neuro-cognitive therapy is the |
| These disabilities affect the daily functioning of living | | | | most modern approach to improve conditions of |
| and working as there is a substantial handicap in | | | | develop-mental disabilities. |
| physical or mental functioning. There are various | | | | The neuro-cognitive therapy has evolved based on |
| types ranging from mental retardation, nervous | | | | two premises such as first children with |
| system disabilities, sensory-related disorders to | | | | developmental disabilities experience acute problems |
| metabolic dysfunctions. And, degenerative disorder | | | | in the area of sensory perception and needs right |
| Rett syndrome is an example of developmental | | | | condition and environment to address these sensory |
| disability. | | | | mis-perceptions. |
| Causes maybe classified into social, physical and | | | | Again, learning can always help a child and |
| environmental factors. Common factors causing | | | | neuro-cognitive therapy aims to provide with the |
| developmental disabilities include brain injury, | | | | right information in the right manner for the child to |
| abnormalities of genes and chromosomes, poor | | | | learn and assimilate the knowledge. Use of play way |
| nutrition, drug abuse during pregnancy and even high | | | | method to spread the information could be great and |
| consumption of alcohol during pregnancy could result | | | | playing especially brain games could be one tactic that |
| in developmental disabilities in their offspring. | | | | researchers are advocating in the recent times to |
| Different types of disabilities are treated differently. | | | | improve cognitive abilities in the disabled children. |
| For example autism is treated with social, | | | | The journey is long but with positive energy, |
| occupational and behavioral therapies to control some | | | | obstacles can be overcome in this field. |
| behaviors while Asperger syndrome finds better | | | | |