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Idevelopmental delay and learning difficulties across the board and language delay , my child is 6 and 22 months behind should school take it serious ?
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The earlier you help: developmental delays the better. Please seek professional help from a specialist. Special tutors and speech therapy can be very effective and your child will feel less frustrated. Peace and good health.
Answered 9/22/2014
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Developmental Delay : is diagnosed in infants & tots too young to participate in formal IQ testing, birth- age 4. Specific Learning Disabilities in academic subjects are diagnosed in kids with an average to above-average IQ. Intellectual Disability, diagnosed in school-age kids with persistent cognitive & adaptive delays, requires both psychoeducational & medical evaluation to determine Special Educational Needs.
Answered 10/30/2014
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