Developmental Disability

Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities should not be excluded from receiving solid organ transplants, the AAP said in a new policy statement.

Between 2009 and 2017, approximately one in six children aged 3 to 17 years in the United States had a diagnosed developmental disability, according to updated prevalence estimates published in Pediatrics. Researchers noted increases specifically in the prevalence of ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability.