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International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID)
An international and interdisciplinary scientific organization to promote worldwide research and exchange of information on intellectual, learning and related developmental disabilities (mental retardation)
Waisman Center
Mental Retardation Research Center focuses on molecular and genetic sciences. (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
Donald Beasley Institute
Conducts research and education into the area of intellectual disability/mental retardation. (Dunedin, New Zealand)
John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Conducts and supports collaborative research, training, and information dissemination on behavioral, intellectual, and brain development. (Vanderbilt University at Nashville)
UAB Civitan International Research Center
Coordinates and conducts research related to human development, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities. Links for researchers and families about early child development, neurobiology research and developmental disabilities. (University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
Promotes understanding of neurological and behavioral development, with special emphasis on mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. (Waltham, Massachusetts)
JPDas Developmental Disabilities Centre
Research, student training, publication, and selected clinical services for children and adults with mental retardation and other disorders that affect learning and originate in the childhood. (University of Alberta, Canada)
CHDD Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research
Studies of biomedical and behavioral processes that cause developmental disabilities. Describes programs of study. (University of Washington at Seattle)
Children's Seashore House
Trains medical professionals in 12 disciplines related to developmental disabilities and mental retardation. (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia)