Question 1

can cerebral palsy, global developmental delay and mental retardation coexist in a 6 y.o.?

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Yes: All neurological problems are tips of the same iceberg, most types of brain problems have multiple manifestations, some are just more obvious than others.

Question 2

what are the differences between retardation, developmental delay and mental impairment?

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Good question: Retardation indicates a low IQ and expected problems meeting milestones. Mentally retarded individuals do have developmental delay. Developmental delay can exist alone and means one is not meeting milestones on time. Pt, ot, speech are therapies than can improve developmental delay. Mental impairment is a lot of different diagnosis...Bipolar, dementia, retardation, schizophrenia, etc

Question 3

what's the difference between developmental delay and mental impairment?

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Specific testing: All children develop at different rates.  Some learn to talk early (especially girls), some late, and some regress in language.  Some develop rapid motor skills while others are much slower.  Special testing can be done at school age to measure learning ability and to establish a scale of aptitude.  This can then be used to quantify mental impairment.

Question 4

can you tell me the differences between developmental delay and mental impairment.?

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Hard to say early on: Early childhood assessments are heavily weighted on motor skills and some assume a motor delay could also mean mental deficiency.Not always true.It is hard to get an assessment of intellect until a kid is old enough to sample thinking skills. A kids early communication skills are more likely to give a picture of this feature.Kids can have isolated motor development problems and be mentally normal.

Question 5

can a adult have a developmental delay?

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: Developmental delay is usually used as a description for young children, less than 8 years of age. After that, there is generally a diagnosis such as cognitive impairment/intellectual disability, learning disability, ADHD, autism, etc.  But, if an an adult has not had this evaluation to help identify a more specific concern, the term "developmental delay" might be used.

Question 6

can a developmental delay be permanent?

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: The label developmental delay is a vague term that notes the individual has not met expected milestones for function compared to most their age.When applied correctly, it suggests an expectation that there may be permanent deficits. However, each individual case has variables such that no broad statement that it applies to all would be correct. Some will catch up, some will have deficits forever.

Question 7

what are the tests for developmental delay in child?

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Many: There are many screening test for development used by most if not all pediatricians. The denver developmental screening is all about milestones and is often the guide to many of the questions on screening tests. We are constantly looking for any delays every time i see children.

Question 8

could you explain what is childhood developmental delay?

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Broad features: An infant is born with the basic physical ability to control the muscles needed to feed, lift and turn the head some and while engage parents with visual recognition. As they move through childhood, they acquire new skills. Failing to do so in a single area like motor skills, would be labeled motor delay.Failing in many areas, including motor, speech and language and social skills would be global.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: developmental delay?

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Delayed milestones: A chronological delay in the appearance of normal developmental milestones achieved during infancy and early childhood, caused by organic, psychological, or environmental factors.

Question 10

what's global developmental delay?

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Slow development: The term of global developmental delay is being used more by pediatricians to describe children who are not meeting their usual milestones.  Four areas of development can be assessed: gross motor, fine motor, social and verbal.  There are many standard scales to assess a child by age, even before two years old.  Special scales are used if there are associated disorders.

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