How to Use developmental disability in a Sentence

developmental disability

noun

• Hoffman had a developmental disability and described Brehmer as her best friend, her family said at the time.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
• That’s the name of the group started a year and a half ago that partners adults with developmental disabilities and professional musicians to learn and play together.
  — cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
• Asian children were least likely to be diagnosed with any developmental disability, at 4.85% of kids in this group.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 July 2023
• Some of the young men also have developmental disabilities like nonverbal autism and dwarfism.
  — Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
• Hoffman had a developmental disability and had described Brehmer as her best friend, family members said at the time.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 13 July 2023
• Plates on Deck began as a way to cook for friends and family while James was working as a chef/dietician in a residence for adults with developmental disabilities.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
• Fred, who is the father of a son, William, with developmental disabilities, also writes that shedding his low profile is a way to leverage his famous name to advocate for people like William.
  — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
• Wilson had a developmental disability leaving him with the mental capacity of a 10-year-old, and used a wheelchair.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2022
• During one event, a child recently diagnosed with the developmental disability had a minor meltdown and started rolling on the floor.
  — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024
• The rest house people 60 and older or those with developmental disabilities.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Lowery and his classmates are the first cohort to complete the program, which is one of just a handful of higher education options in Arizona for young adults with developmental disabilities.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
• Ayako Chan and her son Ken, now 19, share spaces every day at the Uptown Dallas school which specializes in teaching children with developmental disabilities.
  — Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
• Best Buddies is the world’s largest support network of people with developmental disabilities striving to open doors to jobs and make personal connections.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
• The Sports Park allows wheelchair athletes with developmental disabilities to engage in sports.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023
• Noah Homes is a nonprofit that provides housing and care to people with developmental disabilities.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
• Bone said her child was able to attend Compass Academy in Conway, a private, non-profit school for children with developmental disabilities, thanks to a scholarship.
  — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2023
• Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way people experience the world.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
• Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way people experience the world.
  — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
• But some research shows that what a person focuses on and how their pupils respond, among other eye movements, can reveal the presence of depression, PTSD or schizophrenia, as well as developmental disabilities like autism.
  — Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
• New Star, a not-for-profit serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, serves more than 500 children and adults throughout the Chicago area and northwest Indiana, Strick said.
  — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
• Hollywood residents had the highest rate of overdoses (40%) and nearly a quarter of them reported developmental disability, nearly three times the rate in Venice.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
• The facility was later used to serve children and adults with developmental disabilities.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
• Maki says the best place to start the housing conversation is with your state agency for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  — Keren Landman, Vox, 30 May 2024
• And people with intellectual and developmental disabilities face many barriers to the kind of basic self-care people with mild to moderate Covid or flu can maintain with relative ease.
  — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• After all, poor nutrition can cause children to have developmental disabilities and other learning problems in school.
  — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
• Bourne, who was born with a rare chromosomal disorder that caused profound developmental disabilities, attended for about 12 years a day habilitation program, or day hab, in Mashpee five days a week, six hours a day.
  — Jason Laughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• The members of Ability Connection, a nonprofit that serves people with all types of cognitive, physical and developmental disabilities, like to give back.
  — Holly Haber, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• Since 1956, the Arc has provided services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including art classes, field trips and job training, from a small complex of buildings in the industrial part of Downey.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
• Prior to his disappearance, Noel and his siblings had been placed in foster care, Spencer says, noting that Noel, who had mental and developmental disabilities, had been separated from them in another foster home better equipped for his needs.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• Over 25% of Americans have a disability, including physical, invisible and developmental disabilities, neurodiversity, mental health conditions, chronic illnesses and those who are Deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind or low vision.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024