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http://www.medicinaeinformazione.com/ / medicinaeinformazione In the case of cognitive delay linked to serious genetic syndromes, the diagnosis is relatively easy, but in all those cases of mild cognitive delay, which are characterized by intellectual functioning below average with difficulties in the adaptive functions of development (motor development, language, etc.), the diagnosis can be late and arrive only at the time of entering elementary school, when the child begins to have difficulty following the programs proposed by the teachers, while instead if the delay is intercepted early, a cognitive therapeutic path can be undertaken early to help the child develop his abilities to the maximum by accompanying him at the time of entering school with a support teacher who prepares for each child a personalized learning path that helps him develop memory, attention and learning. And to find out the most correct path to manage mild cognitive delay (which affects between 2 2 and 3% of children) we met with Prof. Paolo Curatolo, Director of the Child Neuropsychiatry Unit at the Policlinico Tor Vergata in Rome, who explained to us that when a child shows less autonomy in the developmental path, it is important that his family pediatrician offers the family support to better manage the child's abilities and help him integrate both at school and in the social environment. And when the diagnosis arrives at the time of entry into the school environment, it is important to make a differentiated diagnosis with a specific learning disorder such as dyslexia for example, because the learning paths must obviously be very different. And psychological support is always essential for parents who often fear that the delay is due to their educational deficiencies in the psychological-environmental field while the delay is always linked to biological and organic causes (so much so that in case you want to face a second pregnancy it is important to do cytogenetic tests to identify any genetic mutations) and for the child to help him not to suffer from the gap with his classmates and not to question himself especially in the adolescence phase when the comparison can become challenging both in the scholastic and sporting fields.