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Developmental Disability

The state of Missouri defines a developmental disability as:

 a disability attributable to:

• Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, head injury or autism, or a learning disability related to a brain dysfunction; or autism, or a learning disability related to a brain dysfunction; or any other mental or physical impairments, or combination of mental or physical impairments; and is manifested before the person attains age twenty-two; is likely to continue indefinitely; and results in substantial functional limitations in two or more or the following areas of major life activities:

  • Self-care: 

  • Receptive and expressive language development and use; 

  • Learning; 

  • Self-direction; 

  • Capacity for independent living or economic self-sufficiency; 

  • Mobility; 

  • Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, habilitation or other services which may be of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.