Recent developments in developmental disabilities

Page: 475-479

Parnika Sachdeva (AIPS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)

Developmental Disabilities are chronic physical and mental impairments that cause severe dysfunction in various cognitive and learning aspects of an individual. Few common developmental disabilities are Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Intellectual Disability and Down syndrome. The present article aims to review literature based on the recent developments in developmental disabilities. The author reviewed extensive literature on neuro-developmental disorders from 2015 to 2019. There has been considerable amount of research that is being conducted on Etiology, Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of the disabilities.