See Also: Developmental disorder, specific(health)
Disorder, specific developmental(health)
Developmental disorder(health)
pervasive developmental disorder(medicine)
site-specific DNA methyltransferase (cytosine-specific)(medicine)
site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific)(medicine)
developmental(dictionary)
developmental age(medicine)
developmental(dictionary)
Dyspraxia, developmental(health)

Disorder, specific developmental (health)


A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of development. Specific developmental disorders are as opposed to pervasive developmental disorders (which affect development across the board), dyspraxias that affect multiple systems, cerebral palsy, and metabolic disorders.