Health Needs & Use Of Services Among Children With Developmental Disabilities — United States, 2014–2018

The report was published on March 25, 2022, in the CDC's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. The study included data from the 2014–2018 National Health Interview Survey, an annual, multistage probability sample survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population. The researchers found that about 17% of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years had developmental disabilities (DDs) during 2014 through 2018. Compared with children and adolescents without DDs, those with DDs were two to seven times as likely to take prescription medication and receive mental health or specialized health care provider services and 18 times as . . .