Growth and development: global developmental delay: practice question

A Pediatrics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pediatrics · Growth and development: global developmental delay

Sample item

A 2-year-old has delayed sitting and walking, speaks no words, and shows poor social interaction. How is this best labelled?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Global developmental delay

Global developmental delay means significant delay in two or more developmental domains in a child under 5 years. This child has delays in motor, language and social domains.

Option by option

  • A. Global developmental delay (correct)

    Correct. Delay in more than one domain defines GDD.

  • B. Normal variant

    Delay across domains at this age is not a normal variant.

  • C. Specific language impairment

    Specific language impairment spares motor and social domains.

  • D. Isolated motor delay

    Isolated motor delay would spare language and social skills.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is A, Global developmental delay. Global developmental delay means significant delay in two or more developmental domains in a child under 5 years.

Why is "Normal variant" not the answer?

Delay across domains at this age is not a normal variant.

Why is "Specific language impairment" not the answer?

Specific language impairment spares motor and social domains.

Why is "Isolated motor delay" not the answer?

Isolated motor delay would spare language and social skills.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Growth and development: global developmental delay in Pediatrics. This child has delays in motor, language and social domains.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Growth and development: global developmental delay?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.