Medical Specialists: Developmental pediatrician

Basic Information: Developmental pediatrician

Developmental pediatrician: A medical doctor who diagnoses and manages children with conditions that are associated with development.

Diseases: Our database has 22 diseases or medical conditions possibly treated by a Developmental pediatrician.

Tests: Our database has 5 medical tests possibly used or diagnosed by a Developmental pediatrician.

Condition count for Developmental pediatrician: 0; see list of conditions below.

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Diseases or Medical Conditions Diagnosed or Treated by Developmental pediatrician:

The following list of diseases or medical conditions are some (but not all) of the medical issues that may be treated by Developmental pediatrician (medical specialist) or where a Developmental pediatrician may be involved:

• Cerebral palsy
• Developmental delay (see Developmental problems)
• Learning disability
• Attention deficit disease
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disease
• Oppositional defiant disease
• Communication disease
• Failure-to-thrive
• Mental retardation
• Developmental coordination disease
• Language disease
• Language delay
• Motor delay
• Cognitive delay (see Cognitive impairment)
• Asperger’s disease
• Autism
• Rhett’s disease
• Childhood disintegrative disease
• Premature birth
• Encoparesis
• Enuresis
• Fetal alcohol syndrome

Medical Tests Performed or Analyzed by Developmental pediatrician

The following list of medical tests or medical diagnostic procedures are some (but not all) that may be performed, prescribed or diagnosed by Developmental pediatrician, ordered by Developmental pediatrician, or where a Developmental pediatrician may be involved in such tests:

• Muscle tone assessment
• Movement assessment
• Language assessment
• Fine and gross motor movement assessment
• Play assessment

Medical treatments of Developmental pediatrician

The following list of medical treatments or medical procedures are some (but not all) of the treatment activities that may be performed by Developmental pediatrician, ordered by Developmental pediatrician, or where a Developmental pediatrician may be involved in such treatments:

• Evaluate children’s development
• Screen for age-related developmental level
• Screen for psychosocial factors
• Counseling
• Monitoring
• Advise about further medical treatment
• Treatment plans