developmental disability
noun
plural developmental disabilities
: any of various conditions (such as autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, blindness, or fragile X syndrome) that usually become apparent during infancy or childhood and are marked by delayed development or functional limitations especially in learning, language, communication, cognition, behavior, socialization, or mobility
Two to three babies in 1,000 have cerebral palsy (CP), making it one of the most common developmental disabilities.—
Melanie Howard
Melanie HowardAutism is a complex developmental disability that affects how a person communicates and relates to other people.—Braema Mathi
Braema Mathi
developmentally disabled
adjective
developmentally disabled students
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Jaffe’s first show was at Cedars of Marin, a Marin nonprofit with day programming and residential programs for individuals with developmental disabilities that Bread & Roses has been serving since the 1970s.
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The Self-Determination Program is an alternative option for people with developmental disabilities who get services through regional centers, a system of nonprofits that contract with the state.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Her family tried to explain her developmental disabilities, and Masten’s physical disabilities are visible, but deputies wouldn’t listen, according to the suit.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Competency treatment is for people who are deemed unable to stand trial due to mental illness, substance abuse, or developmental disabilities, and must be given treatment before their court proceedings can continue.
—Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way people experience the world.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Opponents fear stiffer penalties would be levied disproportionately on patients of color or those with developmental disabilities.
—Sejal Parekh, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
More than 5,000 Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain on a waitlist for supplemental Medicaid services.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
By building a business that puts folks with intellectual and developmental disabilities behind the counter, Ratcliffe hopes to inspire local business owners to reframe their beliefs around employing workers with disabilities and, importantly, to consider the benefits of doing so.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The Self-Determination Program is an alternative option for people with developmental disabilities who get services through regional centers, a system of nonprofits that contract with the state.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Her family tried to explain her developmental disabilities, and Masten’s physical disabilities are visible, but deputies wouldn’t listen, according to the suit.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Competency treatment is for people who are deemed unable to stand trial due to mental illness, substance abuse, or developmental disabilities, and must be given treatment before their court proceedings can continue.
—Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way people experience the world.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Opponents fear stiffer penalties would be levied disproportionately on patients of color or those with developmental disabilities.
—Sejal Parekh, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
More than 5,000 Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain on a waitlist for supplemental Medicaid services.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
By building a business that puts folks with intellectual and developmental disabilities behind the counter, Ratcliffe hopes to inspire local business owners to reframe their beliefs around employing workers with disabilities and, importantly, to consider the benefits of doing so.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
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developmental disability
noun
: any of various conditions (as autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, blindness, or fragile X syndrome) that usually become apparent during infancy or childhood and are marked by delayed development or functional limitations especially in learning, language, communication, cognition, behavior, socialization, or mobility
Two to three babies in 1,000 have cerebral palsy (CP), making it one of the most common developmental disabilities.—Melanie Howard
Melanie HowardAutism is a complex developmental disability that affects how a person communicates and relates to other people.—Braema Mathi
Braema Mathi
developmentally disabled
adjective
developmentally disabled children
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