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IDEA '97 Expands Age Range for Developmental Delay
The age range for which a state might apply the term "developmental delay" has expanded from ages 3 through 5 to ages 3 though 9. (See OSEP's Issue Brief on Developmental Delay) The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS) has recently updated their summaries of the use of developmental delay as an eligibility category under Part B of IDEA. These documents include a summary of the states' use of the term developmental delay and the age range for use of the term, and a state-by-state table describing each state's eligibility policy. Visit the NECTAS Web site for more documents, and links to other resources on this topic.