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Autism and Other Developmental Disorders

Understanding Developmental Disabilities Developmental disabilities can impair or affect how a person moves, thinks, speaks, learns, or behaves. They are usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood, when the human brain is developing rapidly. There is generally no cure for a developmental disability—it lasts for a person’s entire life. But the effects of a developmental disability vary hugely from one disability to another, and from one person to another. Some people with a developmental disability may struggle to learn how to manage basic daily activities, like

Different types of therapy are available for people with different developmental challenges.

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