Development Disabilities Support Groups

The Development Disabilities Support Group and Health Communmity is for individuals with development disabilities and their families. Developmental disabilities are birth defects that cause lifelong problems with how a body part or system works. They include: nervous system disabilities affecting how the brain, spinal cord and nervous system function. They cause mental retardation, including Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome. They also cause learning and behavioral disorders, such as autism Sensory-related disabilities, which can cause vision, hearing and sight problems Metabolic disorders such as phenylketonuria, which affect how your body processes the materials it needs to function.