The Major Reason That Developmental Disorders Are Considered to Be

question 55

Multiple Choice

The major reason that developmental disorders are considered to be so serious in terms of their capacity to disrupt later functioning is

• A) the fact that medications used in children can have long-term effects.
• B) the impact that they have on family functioning.
• C) that the purely biological nature of developmental disorders leads to subsequent developmental failures.
• D) subsequent skills often build upon one another.

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Sensory Sensitivity

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