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The great influx of children needing assessment has presented all diagnosticians with a large body of patients whose conflicts are relatively unfamiliar ones. These children do not fit into the expectable pattern of normal development, nor is an adult-oriented frame of reference of much help in understanding them. What seems needed is a schema in which the developmental deficiencies of these children are related to their present functioning. This paper introduces a guide covering five aspects of development. The guide gives descriptions of normal functioning at ages 0 to 11/2, 11/2 to 3, 3 to 6, and 6 to 10, and also shows the persistence of this functioning as it is reflected in the attitudes, feelings, and behavior of primary school children. A case illustration is presented that demonstrates the use of the guide.
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The authors are greatly indebted to Alec Holder, John B. McDevitt, and Martin Wangh for extensive criticism and help with earlier drafts of this paper. A more detailed version of this report and case history is available upon request.
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Klein, B., Mordock, J. A guide to differentiated developmental diagnosis with a case demonstrating its use. Child Psych Hum Dev 5, 242–253 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01433418
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01433418