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
• Paulette was unable to speak and needed help walking due to developmental disabilities, according to The Los Angeles Times.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Trammell’s autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability that can include hypersensitivity to lights and sounds, difficulty with changes in routines and poor social interactions.
  — Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024