About Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs)
The term "developmental disabilities" is a broader category of often lifelong challenges that can be intellectual, physical, or both. 2 "IDD" is the term often used to describe situations in which intellectual disability and other disabilities are present. 3

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) - NICHD
The term "developmental disabilities" is a broader category of often lifelong challenges that can be intellectual, physical, or both. 2 "IDD" is the term often used to describe situations in which intellectual disability and other disabilities are present. 3

What are the signs of intellectual and development disabilities (IDDs ...
Developmental milestones can be monitored to identify delays (e.g., in walking or talking) that could indicate an IDD. To learn more about developmental milestones, and milestones for different ages, visit the following websites:

How do healthcare providers diagnose intellectual and developmental ...
The diagnosis of an intellectual disability is typically made through a test of intelligence or cognition, often assessed by the range of scores on an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) test. 1 This type of test will help the health care provider examine the abilities of a person to learn, think, solve problems, and make sense of the world. 2 Average IQ test score is around 100, and 85% of children ...

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) Resources
HHS, Administration on Disabilities strives to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to culturally competent and needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity, and ...

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities ...
NICHD's Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch funds the program, which includes 15 research centers, located at universities and children's hospitals throughout the country. Centers have cores to provide infrastructure support for IDD-relevant investigator projects, including a Clinical Translational Core to promote development of ...

About Congenital Anomalies | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver ...
Congenital anomalies are structural or functional anomalies present at birth that can cause physical disability, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and other health problems. Some may be fatal, especially if not detected and treated early.

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch (IDDB)
IDDB sponsors research and research training aimed at preventing and ameliorating intellectual and related developmental disabilities. When the institute was created in 1962, one of its primary charges was to encourage investigations of human development throughout the lifespan, with an emphasis on understanding intellectual and developmental ...