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Developmental Disability Defined

 

Per the Revised Code of Washington (RCW 71A) a developmental disability is defined as a disability related to certain mental or neurological impairments, originating before a person's 18th birthday, that is expected to continue indefinitely and that constitutes a substantial handicap. This includes mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, and other handicapping conditions found to be closely related to mental retardation or conditions that require treatment similar to that required for mental retardation.

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