developmental disorder

noun

plural developmental disorders

: a condition (such as autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia) that is typically marked by delayed development or impaired function especially in learning, language, communication, cognition, behavior, socialization, or mobility : developmental disability

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the name for a group of developmental disorders that include a wide range of symptoms, skills and levels of disability.

—Meredith Moss

Examples of developmental disorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here's a closer look at the developmental disorder What is acetaminophen? —Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025

Scientists who work in the field have been skeptical, noting that decades of research has shown that no single drug, chemical, or other environmental factor is strongly linked to the developmental disorder. —Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025

Trump had been teasing the announcement for days, as Kennedy pledged to determine the cause of the developmental disorder by September. —Mahalia Dobson, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025

Autism, a complex developmental disorder that impacts the brain, has largely been found to have no single cause, although Kennedy Jr. has been a vocal believer that vaccines play a role in its prevalence. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for developmental disorder

• boarder
• border
• corder
• order
• warder
• camcorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder

Medical Definition

developmental disorder

noun

: a condition (such as autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia) that is typically marked by delayed development or impaired function especially in learning, language, communication, cognition, behavior, socialization, or mobility : developmental disability