How to Use developmental disorder in a Sentence

developmental disorder

noun
  • In some cases, the parents didn’t know much about the developmental disorder.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2020
  • Scientists still don’t know the exact cause of autism, a developmental disorder.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The disruption of these protein patterns is at the core of many cancers and developmental disorders.
    — Scott Coyle, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
  • Here's a closer look at the developmental disorder What is acetaminophen?
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Asperger’s is a developmental disorder that can affect every part of life.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2021
  • This push and pull between networks may not work the same way in people with psychiatric or developmental disorders, Menon suspects.
    — Nora Bradford, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2024
  • This push and pull between networks may not work the same way in people with psychiatric or developmental disorders, Menon suspects.
    — Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Cell size plays a critical role in conditions such as cancer, anemia, and developmental disorders.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Researchers say that diagnoses of these problems are increasing faster than those of any other developmental disorder.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2011
  • This is a developmental disorder of the urogenital tract that may cause a blockage in the ejaculatory duct.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 June 2023
  • Daryl has since stepped back from his job as a truck driver to take care of Natalie's twins, who have Joubert syndrome, a developmental disorder.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • For one, most scientists believe autism to be a developmental disorder, likely with a genetic basis.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Revenue from newsstand sales goes mainly to a charity for people with developmental disorders including autism.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Trump had been teasing the announcement for days, as Kennedy pledged to determine the cause of the developmental disorder by September.
    — Mahalia Dobson, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Faults in these genes can lead to microcephaly – a developmental disorder characterised by a debilitatingly small brain.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2012
  • Better understanding the earliest stages of life could yield insights far beyond developmental disorders.
    — Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Children who do not attend their well-child visits are more likely to go to the emergency room, skip key vaccinations, and miss out on early interventions for developmental disorders.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The study involved 28 children being treated by a doctor in Germany for a range of developmental disorders, including autism.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
  • All the students in the class at the Small Fish Big Fish swim school had autism, a developmental disorder linked to a higher-than-average danger of drowning.
    — Jennifer Peltz, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
  • Autism is often referred to as a developmental disorder that is on a spectrum, with people exhibiting different behaviors of varying severity.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • Trump had been teasing the announcement for days, as Kennedy and other health officials have pledged to determine the cause of the developmental disorder by September.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists will also be able to study embryonic failure, developmental disorders, and pregnancy loss, Sozen said.
    — Laura Ungar, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • Rett Syndrome is an incurable rare developmental disorder that causes a loss of motor skills and language, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Someone that's a psychopath is very, very different, but sociopathy, and narcissism, is actually a developmental disorder.
    — Tyler McCall, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Scientists who work in the field have been skeptical, noting that decades of research has shown that no single drug, chemical, or other environmental factor is strongly linked to the developmental disorder.
    — Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • This suggests that girls have a higher tolerance for harmful genetic mutations and therefore require a larger number of them than boys to reach the diagnostic threshold of a developmental disorder.
    — Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2014
  • The brother, who was reported to police to be a person with a developmental disorder, grabbed the flight control yoke during the flight and attempted to move it around,’' according to the statement released by Brooks.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
  • But Gainer’s developmental disorder heightened the emotions of the typical argument, Lacy said.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Earlier research has suggested that pregnant women's exposure to air pollution more broadly, including smog spewed by vehicles, smoke stacks and lead, may be linked to the developmental disorder.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Charbonnet shares a special bond with Bella, who was born with Williams syndrome, a rare developmental disorder that presents cognitive challenges with math and abstract concepts, among other issues.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022

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