What conditions do developmental-behavioral pediatricians treat?
Published: Feb. 3, 2022Updated: Mar. 17, 2022
A developmental pediatrician can diagnose and treat a wide array of developmental and behavioral conditions, including:
- Autism spectrum disorder
- ADHD
- Regulatory disorders like sleep disorders, feeding problems, and toilet training
- Delayed development in speech, language, motor skills, and cognitive functioning
- Learning disorders
- Tics and Tourette syndrome
- Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, and other genetic conditions that affect child development
- Behavioral disorders such as oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
For more about this topic, see our article Developmental-Behavioral Pediatricians 101.
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