FAQ Category: Development and Learning

Can my child go to school?

Yes, your child can and should attend school. By law schools in the US must address the educational needs of children with disabilities from birth (usually through early intervention programs) to age 21 (some states…

What is therapy?

Therapy usually refers to specific interventions for the particular delay being treated by a professional trained to address the specific delay. Therapists will work with your child to build on what your child can already…

What are the developmental disabilities in Costello syndrome?

Developmental disability usually refers to difficulty with age appropriate activities of daily living.In children, these are often called delays rather than disabilities. In infants, developmental delay/disability usually means not meeting developmental milestones at age appropriate…

What does it mean when I hear that Costello syndrome children have developmental delay?

In the US school setting, intellectual disabilities are still referred to as mental retardation, though the federal government is working to change that with a law. It is one of 13 categories of disability under…

How common is it?

All children with Costello syndrome have at least some type of delay.