Definition of "Developmental Disabilities"

for people over age 5, a developmental disability is attributable to physical and mental impairment, or a combination which results in substantial functional limitation in three or more of the following areas of major life activity -- learning, mobility, self-care, receptive and expressive language, self-direction, economic self-sufficiency, and the capacity for independent living. Among infants and children under age 5, it is a substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition with a high probability of resulting in developmental disabilities if services are not provided.