This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on global developmental delay. It was created by Dirusha Moodley, a medical student at Western University, with the help of Dr. Hema Gangam, a pediatric neurologist at Western University.

Click the image below for a full screen PDF handout.

Related Content:

• Podcast: Developmental Assessment
• Podcast: Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability

References:

Bélanger, S.A. & Caron, J. (2018). Canadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee. Evaluation of the child with global developmental delay and intellectual disability.https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/evaluation-of-the-child-with-global-developmental-delay-and-intellectual-disability 

Jimenez-Gomez, A. & Standridge S.M. (2014). A refined approach to evaluating global developmental delay for the international medical community. Pediatric Neurology, 51(2), 198–206. 

Moeschler J.B. & Shevell, M. (2014). Committee on Genetics. Comprehensive evaluation of the child with intellectual disability or global developmental delays. Pediatrics, 134(3), 903–18. 

Pivalizza, P. (2022).  Intellectual disability (ID) in children: Clinical features, evaluation, and diagnosis. Retrieved from: https://www-uptodate-com.ledproxy2.uwindsor.ca/contents/intellectual-disability-id-in-children-clinical-features-evaluation-and-... 

Pivalizza, P. & Lalani, S.R. (2022). Intellectual disability in children: Evaluation for a cause. Retrieved from:https://www-uptodate-com.ledproxy2.uwindsor.ca/contents/intellectual-disability-in-children-evaluation-for-a-...  

Pivalizza, P. (2022). Intellectual disability (ID) in children: Management, outcomes, and prevention. Retrieved from:https://www-uptodate-com.ledproxy2.uwindsor.ca/contents/intellectual-disability-id-in-children-management-outcomes-and-