Developmentally delayed children

Reflection Week 14

Developmentally delayed

The official definition of a child who has a developmental delay is a child who is age three through nine who has developmental delays in one or more of the major developmental areas.  The clinical definition states that the child may have a developmental and that it could last throughout their life.  I think that is interesting that they are so different.

So many of these delays can come from the pregnancy of the mother or untreated conditions as a baby.  Infections or drugs or alcohol during the pregnancy can cause many of these conditions. 

It is so sad that mothers could adversely affect the child throughout their lifetime.  Sometimes it is unknowingly, and sometimes it is by choice.

Through developmental monitoring and screening, these problems can be diagnosed and the child can begin to be treated.