Prognostic aspects of mental developmental disorders in childhood
Mental developmental disorders in childhood, such as mental retardation, deficiency of intellect and autism spectrum disorders, have been in the focus of attention of specialists from different directions for many decades. The factors determining the prognosis of the development of a child with similar disorders and, as a consequence, its further socialization, are extremely diverse and determined not only by the etiopathogenetic mechanisms of the development of pathological conditions, but also by the timeliness and completeness of the medical and social assistance provided to the child. The long-term goal of the state policy for improving the predictive capacity for children with mental disabilities is the creation of multidisciplinary structures for the provision of medical, social and pedagogical assistance to such children to increase their socialization potential and reduce the risk of disability.