In the last two decades, the global community has made significant progress in saving the
lives of children< 5 y of age. However, these advances are failing to help all children to …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is recognized as a global public health concern, yet almost
everything we know about ASD comes from high‐income countries. Here we performed a …

Summary Background The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mandate systematic
monitoring of the health and wellbeing of all children to achieve optimal early childhood …

Developmental delays are common in childhood, occurring in 10%–15% of preschool
children. Global developmental delays are less common, occurring in 1%–3% of preschool …

Global emphasis has shifted beyond reducing child survival rates to improving health and
developmental trajectories in childhood. Optimum early childhood experience is believed to …

There is a dearth of studies that have examined the attitudes of society toward people with
intellectual disabilities (IDs) on a global scale. This study set out to gauge the extent to which …

Objectives: This study describes current practices in the age at referral for diagnosis of
cerebral palsy and factors that influence earlier referral. Study Design: Retrospective chart …

Epidemiological data estimates the presence of 52 million cases of autism worldwide,
affecting around 1%-2% of children across the globe. There has been a recent increase in …

Neurodevelopmental delay: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and
presentation of immunization safety data - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo …

In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN) Children's Fund
(UNICEF) and the World Bank jointly launched a global early childhood development (ECD) …