| GDD | Global developmental delay |
| ID | Intellectual disability |
| ASD | Autism spectrum disorder |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| CNVs | Copy number variations |
| PWS | Prader–Willi syndrome |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition |
| WES | Whole Exome Sequencing |
| DQ | Developmental quotient |
| IQ | Intellectual quotient |
| AMA | Advanced maternal age |
| ART | Assisted reproductive technology |
| LM-PCR | Ligation-mediated Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| SNVs | Single nucleotide variants |
| Indels | Insertions/deletions |
| MAF | Minor Allele Frequency |
| HGMD | Human Gene Mutation Database |
| ACMG | American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics |
| VUS | Variants of uncertain significance |
| ROC | Receiver operating characteristic |
| PR | Precision–recall |
| DCA | Decision curve analysis |
| DDD | Deciphering Developmental Disorders |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| SHH | Sonic hedgehog |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| CHD | Congenital heart disease |
| NDD | Neurodevelopmental disorder |
| ABC | Aberrant Behavior Checklist |
| CARS | Childhood Autism Rating Scale |
| ADOS | Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule |