What Is Intellectual Developmental Disorder? - Child Mind Institute

What Is Intellectual Developmental Disorder? - Child Mind Institute

When a parent finds out their child might have intellectual developmental disorder — also known as intellectual disability, intellectual and developmental disability, or IDD — they might have more questions than answers. IDD is a catch-all term for a range of different conditions (including what years ago was called mental retardation, a designation that is no longer used), and families may need to wait to see how children change as they grow. B…