The Conversation

Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the NDIS. But how do you know if your child is delayed?

From mid-2027, the government will divert children with mild and moderate developmental delay and autism away from the NDIS and onto a program called Thriving Kids. The government is also considering ...
Nature

Microcephaly-related global developmental delay caused by a pathogenic METTL5 splicing mutation in a Chinese family

Ethical approval was granted for this research by the Ethical Review Board of The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, and the consent of the family was obtained after they were fully informed ...
Nature

Global developmental delay: comparison of developmental profiles between gene-positive/suspicious positive and gene-negative cases

Global developmental delay (GDD) is associated with genetic abnormalities; however, the specific clinical and developmental features that should trigger genetic testing remain unclear. In this study, ...

HERC2 gene's key role in rare neurodevelopmental syndrome deciphered

For years, it has been known that mutations in both copies of the HERC2 gene are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay, intellectual disability, ...