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ShareDevelopmental disability is a term used to describe severe, life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairments, manifested before the age of 22..
For more information about the topic Developmental disability, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Mental retardation — Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a ... > read more
Learning disability — In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to psychological and neurological conditions that affect a person's ... > read more
Special education — Special education, describes an educational alternative that focuses on the teaching of students with academic, behavioral, health, or physical needs ... > read more
Autistic spectrum — The autistic spectrum (sometimes referred to as the autism spectrum) is a developmental and behavioral syndrome that results from certain ... > read more
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder — Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption ... > read more
Rett syndrome — Rett syndrome (or Rett's disorder) is a progressive neurological disorder that is classified as a pervasive developmental disorder by the DSM-IV. The ... > read more
Brain damage — Brain damage or brain injury is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells.
Brain damage may occur due to a wide range of conditions, illnesses, ... > read more
Autism — Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns ... > read more
Psychopathology — Psychopathology is a term which refers to either the study of mental illness or mental distress or the manifestation of behaviours and experiences ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Developmental disability at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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