Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

They fail to thrive. They have trouble gaining weight and with physical development. There is a tremendous amount of misgivings and misunderstandings—often due to ignorance. Limited knowledge about ...

Every child blossoms in their own time. Some take their first steps earlier, while others find their voice a little later. These differences are perfectly natural. But when a child consistently falls ...

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The nation’s pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global developmental delay or intellectual disability. Doctors should use genetic testing ...

(The Conversation) – Typically, about 1 in 6 children experience a developmental delay. But children born during the pandemic, a 2022 study has found, have nearly twice the risk of developmental ...

-- A milestone in pediatric medicine, general pediatricians are now expected to play a more active role in initiating genetic testing -- -- Earlier use of exome and genome testing delivers better ...