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Intellectual Disability

The Early Insights Research Study aims to understand brain development in infants and toddlers who may or may not develop intellectual or developmental delay.

We are making a program to teach autistic young adults with intellectual disability (ID) about romantic relationships.

Providing an innovative program focused on the molecular genetic basis of disease.

Research in the Akizu Lab uses cutting-edge technologies to uncover genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of developmental brain disorders and advance diagnostic and treatment strategies.

Published on
Apr 27, 2020
A protein defect affects a process called glycosylation, and results in developmental delay and intellectual disability.
Published on
Oct 3, 2019
Researchers have identified a gene mutation that causes developmental delay, intellectual disability, behavioral abnormalities and musculoskeletal problems in children.

Dr. Blum is the principal investigator for the national multi-site Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Research Network (DBPNet). Recent studies in the network relate to the assessment and treatment of attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

E-mail:
blum [at] chop.edu
Published on
Apr 8, 2016
Check out the most exciting research news from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia this week. From leading a group of international researchers who identified a new syndrome to working on a prestigious panel that will give guidance about ways to advance treatments for children with cancer, CHOP researchers are putting pediatric research in motion.