"Developmental disabilities" refers to conditions that affect how a person's brain or body develops. These disabilities can impact a person's ability to learn, communicate, socialize, or perform everyday tasks. Examples include autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy. People with
developmental disabilities may need extra support and accommodations to live, learn, and work independently.
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The programs operate an «inclusion» model for children who are typically developing and those with or at risk
for developmental disabilities and / or disabilities in a 50/50 ratio.
Provides that certain dependents of a military service member shall maintain eligibility and priority for certain medical assistance and
developmental disability services.
Includes interactive tools for parents, fact sheets
on developmental disabilities, and public awareness resources for health - care and childcare providers.
A team of scientists has determined why some children who are born with heart defects also often have
developmental disabilities such as problems with speech or muscle coordination.
It can also be helpful for students, families, vocational rehabilitation and
developmental disability agency personnel, and community rehabilitation providers.
Through partnering with a preschool special ed class, fifth - grade students learned and taught their community
about developmental disabilities, enhancing their own empathy in the process.
Approximately one - third of those children suffered a learning disability and may also have experienced a developmental delay or a more - serious
lifetime developmental disability.
It has implications for critical periods in development, for bilingual education and reading readiness, for
developmental disabilities involving language, and for research on computer understanding of speech.
Some children experience academic delays as a result of their frequent moves and lack of stability, while others have more
organic developmental disabilities that are likely to impact them throughout their lives.
A greater emphasis on the prevention of behavior problems in young children with
developmental disabilities prior to the onset of significant symptoms or clinical disorders is needed.
Studies have shown that lead poisoning can cause irreversible brain damage and
developmental disabilities in infants, toddlers and young children.
API does not recommend any particular healthcare choice, type of healthcare provider, or vaccination schedule, nor do we take a position on whether vaccinations might be the cause
of developmental disabilities.
Sometimes the delays accompany
other developmental disabilities, but they can also be the result of a structural problem with the mouth or a hearing impairment.
The programs operate an «inclusion» model for children who are typically developing and those with or at risk
for developmental disabilities and / or disabilities in a 50/50 ratio.
It's actually made at a vocational training facility for those with intellectual and
developmental disabilities as well, so you're helping out the community when you buy.
Families, vocational rehabilitation and
developmental disability agency personnel, and community rehabilitation providers can help ensure these policies are implemented.
Supported by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R37 - HD20991 and PO1 - HD036379, to Dr. Kinney; and RO1 - HD10993, to Dr. Thach), by the First Candle / SIDS Alliance, the CJ Foundation for SIDS, the C.J. Murphy Foundation, the Deborah Evelyn Barrett Fellowship, and the Scottish Cot Death Trust and by a grant from the Children's Hospital
Developmental Disabilities Research Center (P30 - HD18655).
Dr. Steed is affiliated faculty in the Center for Leadership in Disability at the University Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities at Georgia State University and a faculty partner for their Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program.
In her free time, Emilee volunteers for Danny's Farm, a working farm dedicated to the benefit of children and adults with autism and other
developmental disabilities by direct and safe interaction with farm animals.
Spencer, a broker - associate with RE / MAX Executives Inc. in Atlanta, has actively volunteered with UCP of Georgia for 26 years, helping people with
developmental disabilities live life to its fullest.
The lecture is named for Dr. Grundke - Iqbal, who served as professor and head of neuroimmunology at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in
Developmental Disabilities from 1977 until her passing in September 2012.
Phrases with «developmental disabilities»