健康院話小朋友發展未到預期？發展遲緩（GDD）指 5 歲以下兒童喺大小肌肉、語言、社交等多於一個範疇進度較慢。認識常見徵狀、0–6 歲早期介入黃金期，以及等候評估期間上門職業治療可以點樣支援。
「The Maternal Health Centre says my child's development is behind age expectations — what can I do?」
GDD refers to children under 5 whose progress lags peers in more than one developmental domain (gross motor, fine motor, language, social, cognitive, self-care). Early intervention (0–6 years) is the golden window — brain plasticity is highest and intervention impact is greatest.
If you recognize 3 or more, it's worth exploring further.
