Global Development Delay

What is global development delay?

The term ‘developmental delay’ or ‘global development delay’ is used when a child takes longer to reach certain development milestones than other children their age.

This might include learning to walk or talk, movement skills, learning new things and interacting with others socially and emotionally.

Someone with another condition, like Down’s syndrome or Cerebral palsy, may also have Global developmental delay.

Global development delay and learning disability.

For some people, the delay in their development will be short ­term and can be overcome with additional support or therapy.

In other cases, the delay may be more significant, and the child will need ongoing support. This indicates they may also have a learning disability

GDD

GDD is a commonly used abbreviation of global development delay.

Getting the right support

Get in touch with us to see what support is available to you if you are the parent or carer of a child with a developmental delay.

You may also find it useful to take a look at the information and advice provided by the following organisations:

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