developmentally disabled [ developmentally disabled person ]

Constitutional delay of puberty Delayed sexual development

Definition: An ill-defined disorder of uncertain nosological validity. The category is designed to include a group of children with severe mental retardation (IQ below 35) who show major problems in hyperactivity and in attention, as well as stereotyped behaviours. They tend not to benefit from stimulant drugs (unlike those with an IQ in the normal range) and may exhibit a severe dysphoric reaction (sometimes with psychomotor retardation) when given stimulants. In adolescence, the overactivity tends to be replaced by underactivity (a pattern that is not usual in hyperkinetic children with normal intelligence). This syndrome is also often associated with a v ...[+++]ariety of developmental delays, either specific or global. The extent to which the behavioural pattern is a function of low IQ or of organic brain damage is not known.

developmentally delayed infant

instructor of persons with developmental disabilities

This syndrome is characterized by the association of global developmental delay, osteopenia and skin anomalies. To date, only three cases (two brothers and one unrelated girl) have been reported. Central nervous system anomalies manifest as poor lang

Nutritional:short stature | stunting | Physical retardation due to malnutrition

A rare genetic hematologic disorder characterized by progressive trilineage bone marrow failure (with hypocellularity), developmental delay with learning disabilities and microcephaly. Mild facial dysmorphism and hypotonia have also been reported. Th

Developmental delay

maturational lag | developmental lag | dysmaturation

Social protection, social inclusion and eradicating poverty || Promote the reduction of poverty, social exclusion and more effective social policies through Europe 2020 Assist Member States in structural reforms through the Social Investment Package The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: A European framework for social and territorial cohesion The European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 || Promote social protection including Social Protection Floors (SPFs) and implement recommendations adopted by the ILO in line with the plans and policies of partner countries; Continue to support social protection, including SPFs where relevant in bilateral relations with partner countries, at international fora (ILO, OECD, G20 and ASE ...[+++]M) and in development cooperation. Implement actions of the Communication on Social Protection in European Union Development Cooperation Mainstreaming of the rights of the child and indigenous peoples’ rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities in EU development policies Implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The areas of agreement included the importance of cohesion policy for successful integration in the enlarged Union, the priority to be given to regions whose development is lagging behind, the need to continue a regional policy with substantial Community assistance outside those regions, the need for greater simplification in the method of implementation, including an end to the present system of zoning, the possibility of a single source of finance and a contingency reserve and continuing European cooperation between the regions of t ...[+++]he Union, including on the future external frontiers (east and south).

Observes that some 82 % of people with disabilities in developing countries live below the poverty line; therefore considers it essential that the Agenda for Change should implement Article 32 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), already signed by the EU, which recognises the need to make international cooperation accessible to and inclusive of people with disabilities;

The areas of agreement included the importance of cohesion policy for successful integration in the enlarged Union, the priority to be given to regions whose development is lagging behind, the need to continue a regional policy with substantial Community assistance outside those regions, the need for greater simplification in the method of implementation, including an end to the present system of zoning, the possibility of a single source of finance and a contingency reserve and continuing European cooperation between the regions of t ...[+++]he Union, including on the future external frontiers (east and south).