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Delayed development
Delayed development is a clinical finding in which a child's movement, interpersonal, language, or thinking skills are behind where they normally should be given the child's age.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 39-year old asked:
How do they test baby with delayed development?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Delayed development?
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A 31-year old asked:
My son aged 4 years is a case of delayed development, delayed speech, hyperactive. What is all this?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Is it possible for an inherited chromosomal duplication to have a positive effect (e.g. advanced development) in a parent but a negative effect (e.g. delayed development) in their child? Or are the effects only either neutral or negative?
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A 19-year old male asked:
When being treated for delayed development which testosterone method of administration has a high success rate in genital growth?
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A 63-year old male asked:
For 2-year old, can only clearly say one word, may have loud outbursts, what are reasons for delayed speech development?
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A 63-year old male asked:
What are causes for delayed verbal development in a toddler and what does this delay portend for future academic performance?
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A 32-year old asked:
Explain about delayed motor development.?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are the tests for delayed motor development?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is delayed motor development and can it be cured?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Delayed motor development?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Delayed social development?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Delayed cognitive development?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could my child's symptoms of delayed motor development be hereditary even though i don't have it?
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A 50-year old asked:
How often is there delayed motor development in kids with pvl?
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A 31-year old asked:
Does my child have a mental retardation if delayed motor development?
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A 40-year old male asked:
I understand "glue ear" can delay speech development. What age is most susceptible to this?
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A 64-year old male asked:
3 y.o. child with delayed speech development can now clearly say about 20 words, may say 2-word sentences, has some comprehension-show my your nose. But can he catch up with his peers? At age 2 his development level was that of a 1 y.o. child.
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A 36-year old asked:
What is best treatment for delayed motor development?
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A 16-year old male asked:
I am 16 and have fine lines on my forehead. Is this normal and can I make them go away or delay their development? Thanks?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am 19 with delayed male development, what type of specialist would best treat my condition pediatric endocrinologist, urologist ect?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Hsv2 IgG of 0.26 3 months after possible exposure. Can a weak immune system delay antibody development response time? I have some symptoms as well.
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A 21-year old male asked:
Could a low fat diet have delayed my growth? Since 14-16, I ate a low-fat diet. Im now 21 and eat more dietary fats and have noticed lots of changes (penis, body hair, libido). Did this delay the development of my penis (13cm) and height (170cm)?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can you tell me about my child suffering from global development delay?
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A 30-year old female asked about a 23-year old female:
Can having chlamidyia cause motor development delay in my child?
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A 63-year old male asked:
For a toddler with development delay, e.g., speech, comprehension, can that child ever catch up with normal contemporary peers? If so, how?
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A 32-year old asked:
What about "hypogonadism' and teen development? Delayed?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Was told by a GI nurse that Crohn's patients shouldnt have children bc they can have development delays. Any truth to that?
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A 43-year old female asked about a female:
Does development delay go away ? Child 69 months lowest area 35 months highest 52 months ,in language, reasoning .locomotor personal social performanc
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A 33-year old female asked:
Development delay in ny 3 mo baby, she can't hold her head up what to do i'm so worried?
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