Symptoms of DDS
Below are symptoms of Development Delayed Syndrome.
- Poor balance
- Poor co-ordination
- Recurrent ear infections
- Problems with vision
- Lack of fine motor skills
- Delayed speech
- Difficulty understanding language
- Difficulty in abstract thinking
- Urinary incontinence/retention
- Travel sickness
- Poor social skills
- Lack of concentration
- Poor short term memory
- Writing/spelling poor
- Low self esteem
- Difficulty controlling emotions
- Obsessional traits
- Slower speed of data processing
- Poor bodily awareness
- Poor memory retrieval
This whole list has been found to occur with prefrontal/cerebellar dysfunction.
Your child may have some or all of the above symptoms.
Currently children with learning and behavioural problems tend
be “squeezed into the best fitting box” when diagnosed. We however
do not believe Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD etc exist as separate conditions or
diseases. They are all symptoms of Developmental Delay. This is discussed further
in the book “Is That My Child?” by Dr
Robin Pauc (chiropractor).
We understand this causes problems because currently there are child statements
and support groups specifically for whichever condition seems to best fit a
child’s symptoms.
It is our hope that eventually the different support groups will combine under one banner of Developmental Delay as the research supporting this becomes more widespread and accepted.
