Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Branch, NICHD, Report to the NACHHD Council, September 2009

This 89-page scientific report describes the research and research training activities of the NICHD's Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch, formerly the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch, as of 2009.

Issues discussed are: opportunities in prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal identification of infants and children at risk for developing cognitive impairment; areas, such as adolescent brain development, obesity, and health disparities.