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Developmental delay

global developmental delay
1. aka early developmental impairment
2. implies delay in acquisition of all skill fields
  1. gross motor
  2. vision
  3. fine motor
  4. hearing & speech
  5. social/emotional & behaviour
3. usually presents 0-2 yrs old
4. if present need to ix
5. when children older & clinical picture clearer, better to describe individual difficulties as
  1. LD
  2. motor disorder
  3. communication difficulty
specific developmental impairment
1. when one field of development or skill area is more delayed than others
2. may be developing in a disordered way

Developmental delay

	Created by v.djabatey about 12 years ago