What are Developmental Delays?
Children who experience difficulties early in their lives often have problems as they continue to grow and mature. Pervasive Developmental Delays When a child has difficulties in a wide range of both motor and cognitive behaviors special care must be given to designing an environment that allows for them to meet their potential. Many developmental delays are caused by auto-immune or allergic reactions. These delays are typically in social interaction skills, communication and language skills. Oftentimes, there are stereotyped behaviors, interests or activities. There may be difficulty in nonverbal behaviors such as maintaining eye contact, facial expressions, body postures or gestures. They may have trouble forming and keeping friendships. These differences in development can range from various levels of autism (www.autism.org) to Asperger’s Syndrome (www.faaas.org). Autism Autism is a more severe form of developmental delay. In addition to the difficulties noted in pervasive developme
