Babies born before the beginning of the 37th week of pregnancy are considered premature.
Developmental delay occurs when a child’s progression through predictable developmental phases slows, stops, or reverses. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Child development is a series of skills and stages that occur in a child between birth and adulthood.
A psychological assessment of a child involves a series of interviews and tests to evaluate a child's strengths and weaknesses across many areas.
Pivotal response treatment is a behavioral treatment for autism that uses play to teach and reinforce new, pro-social behavior. Learn about this treatment.
Mosaicism is a condition that occurs when a person has two or more genetically separate sets of cells in his or her body.
Birth defects are health problems that are present at birth. They can range from mild to severe, and some babies have more than one.