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Child

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From:

NICE Guideline NG93 - Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: service design and delivery

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

In this guideline, 'children' are aged 12 years or younger.

(A similar definition is given in guideline NG53 (Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities: prevention, assessment and management) and NG11 (Challenging behaviour and learning disabilities: prevention and interventions for people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges).

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