developmental disabilities
Lifelong functional limitations
Developmental disabilities are conditions that arise during childhood and significantly affect physical, cognitive, or behavioral functioning throughout life.
The category includes intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and similar conditions that impair learning, communication, or independent living.
Services for people with developmental disabilities, a developmental disabilities agency.
The term emphasizes that these conditions originate during development rather than from later injury or illness.
- special needsAtypical developmental or learning conditions
- inclusionBeing made part
- special educationAdapted instruction for disabilities
- neurodiversityInnate cognitive differences concept
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
autism spectrum disorders · sensory processing · Down syndrome · special school · universal design · life skills · social skills training · physical therapy · early intervention · job coaching · impairment · fragile X syndrome · accessibility · speech therapy · peer support · assistive technology · inclusive education · segregation
- special educationspecial education, special ed, special needs, IEP, IEPs
- Developmental Disordersautism spectrum, Down syndrome, learning disorder, speech disorders, language disorders
developmental disabilitiesneurotypicality
Standard cognitive functioning
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