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Aetiology

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Delay in development may be caused by:

  • deprivation
  • idiopathic, which usually affects one field of development only. It may be familial or constitutional.
  • learning disabilities, which will tend to result in delay in a number of areas
  • specific abnormalities will result in delay in that area, and may impede other development. Examples include blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy.

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