Explain the presumed cause of mild ID when there is no biological factor evident.Explain the term andprovide an explanation for this environmental factor

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Explain the presumed cause of mild ID when there is no biological factor evident.Explain the term and provide an explanation for this environmental factor.

Answers may vary but should address the following: when no biological risk factor is evident, the cause is presumed to be psychosocial disadvantage, environmental influences such as poverty, minimal opportunities to develop early language, child abuse and neglect, or chronic social or sensory deprivation.Professionals sometimes use the term intellectual disability of cultural-familial origin when referring to the results of poor social environment early in thechild's life.

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