DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAY- in special education

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4. DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
DEFINITION:
• Developmental delay (DD) is
defined as slow to meet or not
reaching milestones in one or
more of the areas of
development (communication,
motor, cognitive, social-
emotional, or adaptive skills) in
the expected way for a child’s
age.

5. DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
DEFINITION:
• The child’s slow development
may not be associated with a
condition or a specific diagnosis.

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8. CAUSES OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
1. Pregnancy and Birth
Complications

9. CAUSES OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
1. Pregnancy and Birth
Complications
•Exposure to alcohol, smoked,
or use drugs while pregnant.
•Babies who are born
prematurely and underweight.
•Those who don’t get enough
oxygen during birth

10. CAUSES OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
2. Environmental Challenges

11. CAUSES OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
2. Environmental Challenges
•Lead poisoning
•Nutritional deficiencies
•Trauma
•Neglect

12. CAUSES OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
3. Medical Condition

13. CAUSES OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
3. Medical Condition
•Traumatic Brain Injury
•Chronic hear infections
•Hearing loss

14. CHARACTERISTICS OF
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
1. Physical development
•Seems to have difficulty finding or
picking up small objects dropped on
the floor (after the age of 12 months.
•Has difficulty focusing or making eye
contact.
•Seems to be clumsy compared with
other children of the same age

15. CHARACTERISTICS OF
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
1. Physical development
•Has a floppy or limp body posture
compared to other children of the
same age.

16. CHARACTERISTICS OF
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
2. Cognitive development
•Shorter attention span than expected
given age.
•Shows delays in basic reasoning skills
and play (e.g. stacking, sorting,
nesting, early puzzles)
•Having problems remembering things
•Difficulty with problem solving or
logical ang peoblem-solving.

17. CHARACTERISTICS OF
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
3. Communication
Development ( speech and
language)
•Fails to develop sounds or words that
would be age appropriate.
•May not respond to own name.
•Speech may be delayed, or there
may be no speech at all.
•Not able to communicate at age
appropriate levels.

18. CHARACTERISTICS OF
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
4. Social and Emotional
Development
•Not interested in other children.
•Seems to be in his/her “own world”
•Has trouble understanding social rules.
•Difficulty interacting with others and
developing relationship with family
and friends.

19. CHARACTERISTICS OF
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
5. Adaptive Behavior
(everyday skills for
functioning)
•Difficulty bathing, dressing, grooming,
and feed one’s self.
•Displays some obsessive behaviors.
•Problems using early literacy, writing,
and math skills.
•Has trouble seeing the consequences
of actions.

20. INTERVENTION STTRATEGIES
Since children with developmental delay typically
have delays in all areas of development, there is no one
intervention strategy that works best.
•Interventions should be integrated across
developmental domains.
•Early intervention service providers should work
closely with families to embed the integrated
strategies in their every day routines and
environments to maximize the opportunity to
promotes development.

21. INTERVENTION STTRATEGIES

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