enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Developmental disorder - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_disorder

    A 2017 study [8] [9] tested all 20,000 genes in about 4,300 families with children with rare developmental difficulties in the UK and Ireland in order to identify if these difficulties had a genetic cause. They found 14 new developmental disorders caused by spontaneous genetic mutations not found in either parent (such as a fault in the CDK13 ...

  3. Global developmental delay - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_developmental_delay

    Global developmental delay is an umbrella term used when children are significantly delayed in two or more areas of development. It can be diagnosed when a child is delayed in one or more milestones, categorised into motor skills , speech , cognitive skills, and social and emotional development. [ 1 ]

  4. Specific developmental disorder - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_developmental...

    The tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) has four categories of developmental disorders: specific developmental disorders of speech and language, specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills, specific developmental disorder of motor function, and mixed specific developmental disorder.

  5. Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_Classification...

    The DC 0-5 provides a provisional diagnosis system, focusing on multi-axial classification. The system is provisional because it recognizes the fluidity and change that may occur with more knowledge in the field. This classification system is not entirely synonymous with the DSM-IV and the ICD-10, because it concentrates on developmental issues ...

  6. Intellectual disability - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_disability

    The term mental retardation, which stemmed from the understanding that such conditions arose as a result of delays or retardation of a child's natural development, [81] was used in the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV (1994) and in the World Health Organization's ICD-10 (codes F70–F79).

  7. Mental disorders diagnosed in childhood - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorders_diagnosed...

    Mental disorders diagnosed in childhood can be neurodevelopmental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. These disorders negatively impact the mental and social wellbeing of a child, and children with these disorders require support from their families and schools. Childhood mental disorders often persist into adulthood.

  8. Delayed milestone - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_milestone

    Developmental delay is prevalent in approximately 1-3% of children under the age of 5 worldwide. [5] According to a systematic analysis done for a conducted study in 2016, there are approximately 52.9 million children worldwide under the age of 5 that are affected by some type of developmental delay or delayed milestone.

  9. Developmental disability - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_disability

    Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, especially in "language, mobility, learning, self-help, and independent living". [1]