Foster C, Duran-Flores D, Dumars K W, Stills S
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Developmental disabilities are responsible for a combination of severe physical, mental, psychological and social deficits. They develop before age 22 years and involve a little more than 1% of the population. Screening for developmental disabilities is the first step in their prevention. Various screening instruments are available for use throughout the developmental years that are designed to detect the wide variety of developmental problems that interfere with a developing person's optimal adaptation to his or her environment. The screening instruments must be inexpensive, reproducible, widely available and cost effective to the child, family and society.
发育障碍会导致严重的身体、智力、心理和社会功能缺陷。这些障碍在22岁之前出现,涉及人口的比例略高于1%。发育障碍筛查是预防这些障碍的第一步。在整个发育阶段都有各种筛查工具可供使用,这些工具旨在检测干扰发育中的个体对其环境进行最佳适应的各种发育问题。筛查工具必须价格低廉、可重复使用、广泛可得,并且对儿童、家庭和社会具有成本效益。