NICHD Strategic Plan 2025| www.nichd.nih.gov
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder that begins early in life and affects how a person acts and interacts with others, communicates, and learns. ASD affects the structure and function of the brain and nervous system. Because it affects development, ASD is called a developmental disorder. ASD can last throughout a person's life.People with this disorder have problems with:1| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Compared to formula fed infants, extremely preterm infants fed donated human milk had half the rate of necrotizing enterocolitis, a life threatening condition of the intestines. There were no differences in neurological development between those fed donor milk and those fed formula.| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
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IDDs are disorders that are usually present at birth and that uniquely affect the trajectory of the individual’s physical, intellectual, and/or emotional development.| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Research shows that early diagnosis of and interventions for autism are more likely to have major long-term positive effects on symptoms and later skills.1,2,3,4,5 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can sometimes be diagnosed in children before they are 2 years of age. Some children with ASD whose development seems typical up to that point begin to regress just before or sometime during age 2 years.6| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Overview/MissionIDDB sponsors research and research training aimed at preventing and ameliorating intellectual and related developmental disabilities.| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
About 9% of men and about 11% of women of reproductive age in the United States have experienced fertility problems.1| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/