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Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. About one in six children in the U.S. have one or more developmental disabilities or other developmental delays.

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Developmental Milestones

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Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, behave, and move (for example, crawling and walking). Check out milestones by age:

Birth through 5 years of age

 

 

 
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  • Page last reviewed: June 7, 2013
  • Page last updated: June 7, 2013
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