The Division of Developmental Medicine (DDM) is one of the largest and most comprehensive divisions of its type in the United States. The mission of the DDM is to improve the lives of infants, children, and adolescents with developmental and behavioral conditions, and to support them and their families throughout their child’s life span.
Our goal is to create new models of integrated and collaborative clinical service, training and research, which will lead to more accurate and efficient diagnoses, interventions and quality of life for children and their families. The focus of our clinical practice is to provide interdisciplinary diagnosis, integrated treatment plans, and targeted follow-up across the full spectrum of patients with neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders, informed by the latest research findings and, in turn, informing the work of DDM researchers.
The emphasis of our research programs is to advance basic knowledge of typical and neurodivergent development and inform the development of innovative diagnostic tools and interventions through interdisciplinary collaborations and a focus on translational research.
Our teaching programs combine cutting edge clinical and research components to attract an outstanding and diverse group of students, residents, fellows and practitioners to the field of developmental medicine and related disciplines to create future leaders for the field.
The effort of our community engagement is to expand the capacity of health care providers, teachers and families as they support infants, children and adolescents into young adulthood.
The Division comprises the Developmental Medicine Center (DMC), the Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience (LCN), the Division of Developmental Medicine Clinical Research Laboratories (CRL), the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program, the Brazelton Touchpoints Center (BTC), the Brazelton Institute, the Down Syndrome Clinical and Research Program, and in collaboration with Neurology and the Translational Neuroscience Center (TNC), the Human Neurobehavioral Core Services (HNBCS).