Developmental Cognitive Disabilities:
*About 1 in 6 children have one or more developmental cognitive disability (About 15%) (CDC, 2013)
*Three of the most prevalent subcategories of Developmental Cognitive Disabilities are:
1. Cerebral Palsy (About 1 of 323 children are diagnosed with CP each year) (CDC, 2013)
2. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (A recent CDC study found that about .3 of 1,000 7-9 year-olds have FAS) (CDC, 2015)
3. Down Syndrome (About 6,000 babies every year or 1 in 691) ("Center For Parent...", n.d.)
*In Minnesota, 5,367 babies are born each year with prenatal alcohol exposure ("Prevalence of FASD..", n.d.)
*The Minnesota Department of Health found that 15.4 of 10,000 children were born with Down's Syndrome in Hennepin and Ramsey counties between 2006-2010. ("Birth Defects", n.d.)
*In Wisconsin about 2.6 of 1,000 8 year-olds have Cerebral Palsy. (CDC, 2013)
*About 1 in 6 children have one or more developmental cognitive disability (About 15%) (CDC, 2013)
*Three of the most prevalent subcategories of Developmental Cognitive Disabilities are:
1. Cerebral Palsy (About 1 of 323 children are diagnosed with CP each year) (CDC, 2013)
2. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (A recent CDC study found that about .3 of 1,000 7-9 year-olds have FAS) (CDC, 2015)
3. Down Syndrome (About 6,000 babies every year or 1 in 691) ("Center For Parent...", n.d.)
*In Minnesota, 5,367 babies are born each year with prenatal alcohol exposure ("Prevalence of FASD..", n.d.)
*The Minnesota Department of Health found that 15.4 of 10,000 children were born with Down's Syndrome in Hennepin and Ramsey counties between 2006-2010. ("Birth Defects", n.d.)
*In Wisconsin about 2.6 of 1,000 8 year-olds have Cerebral Palsy. (CDC, 2013)