Overview of Developmental Delays and Disorders

A stroll down the slippery slope of Sub-group Norms:  What do boy/girl developmental differences have to do with Affirmative Action? “Girls develop more quickly than boys.”  That seems like a harmless statement.  In fact, not only do most parents agree with the...

Early Intervention and special education services at all levels (from birth to 12th grade) must occur in the “Least Restrictive Environment,” which means that children with disabilities are to be educated with non-disabled peers, to the maximum extent possible (e.g.,...

The survey also included fiscal information.  The average expenditure for special education preschool services was $7,624 per student for the 2005-06 school year. The lowest annual per student expenditure was in North Dakota ($1,946), and surprisingly, the highest per...

An online survey conducted as part of the Governors Task Force for Preschool Special Education collected data for the 2005-06 school year.  All States received surveys, and 23 responded (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois,...

There is another key question that every parent, professional, and politician wants answered: “Is Early Intervention Clinically Effective?” Again, the experts have spoken loudly on this question.  A 2001 cost-benefit study published in the Journal of the American...

There is a key question that every parent, professional, and politician wants answered: “Is Early Intervention Clinically Effective?”  The experts have spoken loudly on this question. The World Bank has published a book entitled “Early Child Development: Investing in...

In 1986, the U.S. Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which included the Early Intervention Program. The Early Intervention Program is for children from birth to age 3. Evaluations are conducted, and to be eligible for services a...

Once upon a time, there was a mommy, a daddy, and a baby.  The baby did not grow up quite the same as other babies.  Friends, extended family, and the doctor noticed. They asked the parents in many different ways, “Why is your baby not growing up the same as other...

“Does my child have a developmental preference or a problem?” Often when there are concerns with some aspect of a child’s development, a parent also has concerns about a “label” that may be given to their child by medical or developmental professionals. If a child’s...

“Normal” may be defined in any number of ways: To define normal in statistical terms, we first define a population, then determine the frequency of a particular variable of interest (e.g., height), draw an arbitrary line, and those who fall on one side of that line...