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Heredity is a causal concept and indicates that the. present characteristics are a result of the condition of the germ plasm
Exogenous usually refers to the type of mental retardation that is not from heredity but from injury to the organism during the pre-natal, neo-natal or postnatal period
Many children suffering from the conditions referred to above are recognized and usually some type of provision is made in'' their training for their particular handicap. -the child who has a very slight, non-localized brain injury frequently is not recognized and yet, he may have certain difficulties for which special allowances should be made. He with the more -recognized brain-injured child, is -apt to have perceptional,'' thinking and behavior difficulties. This minimal, diffuse brain injury results from many causes such as the mother running a high temperature before the child's birth, oxygen starvation before or during or after birth, severe childhood diseases, and almost any condition that will cause cerebral palsy or secondary amentia
Summary
Perhaps one of the most neglected areas in the whole field of brain damage is one in which the damage is minimal and diffuse. Cerebral Palsy is a term applied to a disturbance of motor function resulting from damage to the brain before, during or after birth. They are disorders of symbolic formulation and expression, and are a result of damage or lack of maturation of the associational areas of the brain. He with the more -recognized brain-injured child, is -apt to have perceptional,'' thinking and behavior difficulties This minimal, diffuse brain injury results from many causes such as the mother running a high temperature before the child's birth, oxygen starvation before or during or after birth, severe childhood diseases, and almost any condition that will cause cerebral palsy or secondary amentia
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