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Deutsch: Entwicklungsgeschichte / Español: Historia del Desarrollo / Português: História do Desenvolvimento / Français: Histoire du Développement / Italiano: Storia dello Sviluppo /

Developmental History refers to the information obtained from the parents of a specific client (child/patient) regarding potentially significant historical milestones and events that might have a bearing on the child’s current difficulties.

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Developmental Interaction Curriculum refers to a curriculum which is individualized in relation to each child"s stage of development, while providing many opportunities for children to inte

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Developmental invariance refers to developmental pattern such that a cognitive skill does not improve steadily over childhood but reaches adult Competence early in life and remains stable th

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Developmental level refers to an individual's current state of physical, emotional, and intellectual development.

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Developmental lines refers to a concept introduced by Anna Freud describing the major adjustments that typify the transition between childhood and Adolescence and young adulthood.

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Deutsch: Entwicklungsschritte, Español: Hitos del desarrollo, Português: Marcos do desenvolvimento, Français: Jalons du développement, Italiano: Tappe dello sviluppo

Developmental Milestones are a set of functional skills or age-specific tasks that most children can do at a certain age range. These skills serve as checkpoints in a child's development in areas like communication, physical movement, and social interaction.

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Developmental models refer to models that address ethical dilemmas and suggest that clinicians at lower developmental levels are dualistic and likely to adhere rigidly to ethical code while

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Developmental pathway refers to a concept to describe the sequence and timing of particular behaviors, and to highlight the known and suspected relationships of behaviors over time.

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