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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Infants Young Child. 2019 Dec;32(4):231–244. doi: 10.1097/iyc.0000000000000151

Table 4.

Estimated Relative Prevalence Categories of and Number of States Listing Diagnosed Conditions Identified on 10 or More State, District of Columbia, and Territory Lists for Eligibility for IDEA Part C Early Intervention Services

Condition Estimated Relative Prevalence Category No. States
Hearing impairment Common 38
Fetal alcohol syndrome Common 34
Down syndrome (trisomy 21) Common 32
Vision impairment Common 29
Cerebral palsy Common 27
Fragile X syndrome Rare 26
Autism spectrum disorder Very common 25
Waardenburg syndrome, Types I and II Very rare 24
Intraventricular hemorrhage Unknown 22
Cleft palate with or without cleft lip Rare 22
Tuberous sclerosis complex Rare 22
Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) Rare 22
Hydrocephalus Rare 21
Prematurity Very common 21
Holoprosencephaly Very rare 21
Attachment disorders Very common 20
Spinal cord injuries Very rare 20
Meningocele Rare 20
Arthrogryposis Rare 20
Encephalopathy, congenital Unknown 19
Peroxisomal disorders Very rare 19
Low birth weight Very common 19
Cytomegalovirus infection Common 19
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome Very rare 19
Angelman syndrome Very rare 19
Cri-du-chat syndrome Very rare 18
Herpes simplex Very rare 17
Inborn errors of metabolism Very common 17
Failure to thrive Very common 17
Anomalies of the brain Unknown 17
de Lange syndrome Very rare 17
Hypothyroidism Rare 16
Galactosemia Very rare 16
Miller-Dieker syndrome Very rare 16
Microdactyly Very rare 16
CHARGE syndrome/association Very rare 16
Lead poisoning Very rare 16
Tracheostomy Rare 16
AIDS Very rare 15
Wilson disease Very rare 15
Treacher Collins syndrome Very rare 15
VACTERL syndrome Very rare 15
Myasthenia Very rare 14
Muscular dystrophy Rare 14
Microcephaly Very rare 14
Williams syndrome Rare 14
Ventilator dependent Very rare 14
DiGeorge syndrome Rare 13
Leukodystrophy Very rare 13
Myotubular myopathy Very rare 13
Neural tube defect Rare 13
Tetralogy of Fallot Rare 13
Phocomelia Very rare 13
Marfan syndrome Rare 12
Turner syndrome Very rare 12
Klinefelter syndrome Common 11
Propionic acidemia Very rare 10
Hurler-Sheie syndrome Very rare 10
Cystic fibrosis Rare 10
Infantile spasms Rare 10
Toxoplasmosis, congenital Very rare 10
Encephalopathy, hypoxic Common 10
Encephalocele Very rare 10
Spina bifida Rare 10
Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous Unknown 10
Russell-Silver syndrome Very rare 10

Note. Very rare ≤ 1/10,000 cases; rare = 1/9,999 to 1/1,000 cases; common = 1/999 to 1/100 cases; very common ≥ 1/99 cases. For estimate source, see Supplement Digital Content (available at: http://links.lww.com/IYC/A13).