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Federal Definition
of Developmental Disability
www.acdd.org/definition.htm
According to the federal definition referenced in P.L. 95-602,
the term developmental disability means a severe, chronic disability
in an individual five years of age or older that
- Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or a
combination of mental and physical impairments
- Is manifested before the person attains age 22
- Is likely to continue indefinitely
- Is manifested before the person attains age 2
- Is likely to continue indefinitely
- Results in substantial functional limitations in three
or more of the following areas of major life activity
- self-care
- receptive and expressive language
- learning, mobility
- self-direction, capacity for independent living
- economic self-sufficiency
- Reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence
of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized
supports, or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong
or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
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