Developmental Delay

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Developmental Delay

• A Presentation by
• Taylor Clopton Elizabeth Chavez

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Developmental Delay

• Definition
• The Law
• 5 Developmental areas effected
• Resources for students, parents, and teachers
• Important things to know

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Developmental Delay Definition

• The NMAC section 6.31.2.10 (F) defines
  Developmental Delay as the following
  Developmentally Delayed is a classification for
  children aged 5 through 9 who do not qualify for
  special education under any other disability
  category. Documented Delay in development which
  are at least 30 below chronological age or who
  in judgment of the IEP team and one or more
  qualified evaluators needs special education or
  related services in at least one of the 5 areas
• Receptive or expressive language
• Cognitive disabilities
• Gross and or fine motor functioning
• Social or emotional development
• Self help/adaptive functioning
• http//www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/technical_assistanc
  e/NMTeamManual62907.pdf

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The Law

• NMAC establishes that the use of developmentally
  delayed classification for children aged 3
  through 9 may be used at the option of individual
  local education agencies, but may only be used
  for children who do not qualify for special
  education under any other available disability
  category.
• Children must be re-evaluated in the school year
  in which they turn 9, and will no longer be
  eligible in this category when they turn 10. At
  this time if student doesnt qualify under any
  other category they will no longer be eligible
  for special education and related services.
• http//www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/technical_assistanc
  e/NMTeamManual62907.pdf

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5 Developmental areas effected

• Physical Development- fine gross motor such as
  writing, cutting, coloring, running, jumping,
  moving, etc.
• Cognitive Development conceptual development,
  creativity, thinking, reasoning, problem solving
• Communication Development- expressive and
  receptive language use, articulation, voice,
  fluency, etc.
• Social or Emotional Development- express feelings
  under normal circumstances, interaction, ability
  to establish interpersonal relationships,
  responses to social expectations, sharing, etc.
• Adaptive Development- conceptual, social, and
  practical skills, such as toileting, dressing,
  eating, self care, etc.
• www.devdelay.org

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Important things to know

• Developmental Delays are defined by each state.
• Know the Law for the state you are in
• Early intervention is always the best in helping
  the child outgrow their developmental delay.
• When children are retested at age 9 and show no
  signs of delay in any of the developmental
  categories they will not be diagnosed with a
  disability.

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Resources for Students, Parents, and Teachers

• http//www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/technical_assistanc
  e/NMTeamManual62907.pdf
• www.devdelay.org
• Parents Reaching Out (PRO)
• Phone number-1-800-524-5176
• www.parentsreachingout.org/
• www.nidd.org/
• Camps, therapy approaches, training programs, as
  well as a resource center.