How to Use developmental disability in a Sentence

developmental disability

noun
  • Cairo was adopted at birth and was born with developmental disabilities.
    — Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Noel’s speech was limited, and poor vision and a limp were among his developmental disabilities.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the young men also have developmental disabilities like nonverbal autism and dwarfism.
    — Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Her husband has abused her, leading to her son being born with developmental disabilities.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 30 June 2025
  • The project seeks to address what advocates paint as a dire shortage of housing for adults with developmental disabilities.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Thomas said the change is needed because children with autism or developmental disabilities are at greater risk of injury or death from wandering away.
    — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Hoffman had a developmental disability and described Brehmer as her best friend, her family said at the time.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Changes last year specify DAS is for guests with developmental disabilities like autism who cannot wait in long lines.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Half of the units will be set aside for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the county stated.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
  • Hoffman had a developmental disability and had described Brehmer as her best friend, family members said at the time.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 13 July 2023
  • Detectives learned that the girl, who had a developmental disability and required full-time care, relied on a feeding tube for nutrition.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The rest house people 60 and older or those with developmental disabilities.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • As for work, Pidgeon has left the pharmacy industry and now works with adults with developmental disabilities.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
  • During one event, a child recently diagnosed with the developmental disability had a minor meltdown and started rolling on the floor.
    — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way people experience the world.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way people experience the world.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way people experience the world.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • That’s the name of the group started a year and a half ago that partners adults with developmental disabilities and professional musicians to learn and play together.
    — cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Noah Homes is a nonprofit that provides housing and care to people with developmental disabilities.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The facility was later used to serve children and adults with developmental disabilities.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
  • The agency promised to make systemic changes to keep Choate home to the nearly 230 people with developmental disabilities who lived there at the time.
    — Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2025
  • People with intellectual and developmental disabilities want what everyone wants, a home, a sense of belonging, and the chance to live a full life.
    — Fay Lenz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Lambs Farm is part of a recent expansion trend among area agencies serving people with developmental disabilities.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • That includes homeless shelters, food pantries, group homes for those with developmental disabilities and substance abuse treatment centers, among others.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • Wilson had a developmental disability leaving him with the mental capacity of a 10-year-old, and used a wheelchair.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The next and final phase will shift about two dozen males with developmental disabilities from Los Padrinos to Dorothy Kirby.
    — Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Silver Alerts are a helpful tool for finding missing people who are 65 or older or who have developmental disabilities.
    — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
  • State law says that an intellectual or developmental disability alone is not enough to qualify a person for a civil commitment.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Berks County pairs some drivers with volunteers in programs such as Threshold who have autism and developmental disabilities.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The Sports Park allows wheelchair athletes with developmental disabilities to engage in sports.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023

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