A delay in reaching language, thinking, social, or motor skills milestones is called developmental delay. It can be caused by things like heredity, pregnancy complications, or premature birth.

What Is a Developmental Delay? A developmental delay is when your child falls behind their peers in one or more areas of emotional, mental, or physical growth. If your child' development is ...

While he was evaluated earlier, his non-qualifying gross motor delays prevented insurance coverage of early intervention services. “In the first years of life, it can be tough to diagnose ...

developmental delay or are found to have disability. Bonyhady said this made it a “mainstream issue”. He added the NDIS was never designed to be the main support system for the majority of ...

[6,8,9,10] Children were included in the original cohort if they met the following inclusion criteria: less than 5 years of age, initial medical evaluation of a suspected developmental delay ...

Based on data on 7,097 children, the study found that as screen time increased, so did the likelihood of developmental delays, primarily in communication and problem-solving skills. For instance ...

Over the next year, Gabrielle was diagnosed with epilepsy, global developmental delays, and autism spectrum disorder. While our diagnostic journey may have ended there, my husband and I ...

The backlog in receiving a diagnosis and services for a child with developmental delays has always been problematic. Typically, children wait six to 18 months for an appointment with a ...

BOSTON - The pandemic has stunted our children in mays ways and a new study finds that even the youngest have been impacted. During the pandemic, young children were unable to do the things that ...