Possible causes of Global Developmental Delay

1. Social and Emotional Development

1.1. Lack of socialisation

1.2. Neurobehavioural disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder

2. Physical Development

2.1. Cerebral Palsy

2.2. Muscular Dystrophy

2.3. Spina Bifida

2.4. Infant's who are born prematurely

2.5. Infant Alcohol Syndrome

3. Speech and Language development

3.1. Environmental causes, such as lack of opportunity to talk.

3.2. Hearing difficulties

3.3. Rett syndrome

4. Cognitive Development

4.1. Meningitis Infection

4.2. Shaken baby syndrome

4.3. Seizures