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Developmental Onset

Definition

Evidence that relevant limitations originated during the developmental period under the named framework.

Related terms

Adaptive Functioning
Conceptual, social and practical functioning in relevant everyday contexts.
Flynn Effect
Population-level changes in measured cognitive performance across cohorts or periods; magnitude and direction vary.
Intellectual Functioning
Abilities such as reasoning, learning and problem-solving, evaluated with appropriate clinical and standardised methods.
Measurement Uncertainty
The range around a reported value within which the true quantity plausibly lies, derived from instrument precision, calibration standards, replicate variability, and...
Performance Validity
Whether observed performance supports its intended interpretation as evidence of ability.

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