Neuro-Developmental Disorders

Introduction

• Τhe neurodevelopmental disorders are a group of conditions with onset in the developmental period.

• The disorders typically manifest early in development, often before the child enters grade school, and are characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic, or occupational functioning.

• The range of developmental deficits varies from very specific limitations of learning or control of executive functions to global impairments of social skills or intelligence.

• The neurodevelopmental disorders frequently co-occur.

• For some disorders, the clinical presentation includes symptoms of excess as well as deficits and delays in achieving expected milestones.

Studies Related to Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• In Lebanon

Dirani, L. A., & Salamoun, M. (2014). Correlates of early assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders in Lebanon. Early Child Development and Care, 184(1), 63-72.