Children most at risk for developing cultural-familial retardation are children ______.
A) whose parents have intellectual developmental disorder
B) born into poverty
C) born into primitive cultures
D) whose parents are divorced before the child reaches age 5

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Cultural-familial retardation is a type of intellectual developmental disorder that is caused by environmental factors such as poverty, lack of stimulation, and inadequate nutrition. Children born into poverty are at a higher risk for developing this condition compared to children whose parents have intellectual developmental disorder, are born into primitive cultures, or whose parents are divorced before they reach age 5.

Children Most at Risk for Developing Cultural-Familial Retardation Are Children