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State Definition of DD
    • "Developmental delay" means a disability affecting a child ages two through eight:
    • Who is experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the following areas: physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development; and 2. Who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services. 34 CFR § 300.7 (b); § 300.313