I oppose limiting the developmental delay category to the ages of 3 to 6 and recommend the IDEA 2004 definition of developmental delay from the ages of 3 to 9.  The developmental delay label is especially important for young children who exhibit deficits and require early intervention, but who may not be easily categorized. What are we to do with the children who are over the age of 6, tell them them no longer warrant the services that they had been receiving? These children benefit from maintaining the developmental delay label and delaying a decision on the determination of their disability until further testing can be done.  Please do not rush to put a label on our children that will last throughout their educational experince as well as leave lasting emotional scars.