Global developmental disorder
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What is global developmental disorder?
Global developmental delay is defined as multiple areas (2 or more) of significant delay or lack of mental, physical, language, and social aspects of development compared to the expected level for age.
Common symptoms reported by people with global developmental disorder
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with global developmental disorder
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Type
How many have tried
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Data from patients with global developmental disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with global developmental disorder
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (4 evaluations)
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
increased need for sleep
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
- Major
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- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with global developmental disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has global developmental disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 42 patients have this condition
- 1 new patients joined this month
- 19 say global developmental disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 24 | |
| 20s | 5 | |
| 30s | 3 | |
| 40s | 4 | |
| 50s | 2 | |
| 60s | 0 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 14 | |
| 20-29 years | 0 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 17 | |
| Female | 20 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 16 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 4 |
These charts show data from global developmental disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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