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What are developmental disabilities?

Monday, October 11, 2010 FILED IN: FAQs

Developmental disabilities are a diverse group of severe chronic conditions that are due to mental and/or physical impairments. People with developmental disabilities have problems with major life activities such as language, mobility, learning, self-help, and independent living. Developmental disabilities begin anytime during development up to 22 years of age and usually last throughout a person’s lifetime.

Developmental disabilities activities at CDC include:

  • Studying how common developmental disabilities are and who is more likely to have them
  • Finding the causes of developmental disabilities and the factors that increase the chance that a person will have one
  • Learning how people with developmental disabilities can improve the quality of their lives.
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