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Father Paul Zahler, O.S.B., co-founded the International Institute on Mental Retardation in 1982. The mission of the institute was to develop a partnership with various programs on a global basis to exchange ideas, professionals and the best practices. This ensured that the institute's programs incorporated the most effective practices for children and adults with developmental delays.

Father Paul along with a team of professionals visited twenty-eight countries around the world studying various programs for people with challenges, interviewed leading professionals and documented his findings in volumes, regarded as one-of-a-kind works in this sphere. The International Team led by Father Paul attended the World Congress on the Scientific Study of Intellectual challenges (Professional Conference), International League and Society On Mental Handicap (an organization developed by a group of parents) and the Asian Conference on Mental Retardation (constituting parents and professionals) held in various countries.

Father Paul has developed an Experience Quotient Functional Approach that has produced remarkable results in the area of child development. Father Paul's family-oriented, outcome-based approach was sought out by professionals in various countries including Mexico, Poland, India and many more.

In 1981, Father Paul personally trained professionals in India and also helped them to establish a training center to reach out to needy families. In continuing the tradition of introducing the "best practices" programs to address the need of affected families, Father Paul initiated the process of bringing a new system from Munich, Germany to the United States in 1997. This system, developed by Professor Dr. Hellbruegge of the University of Munich on the basis of the principles of world-renowned renowned pediatrician, Dr. Valec Vojta, emphasizes Early Diagnosis and Early Intervention to overcome developmental delays in newborns and infants.

This program was implemented in India in the year 1990 and was a great success. The Social Pediatric Developmental Rehabilitation program has also been implemented in 25 other countries and has proven to be highly effective in serving children with challenges. Dr. Johannes Meunzel, who was in charge of implementing the program in India, is designated to implement the program in the United States.

MEXICAN PROGRAM
NIDD’s new cost-effective child development program in Mexico-read all about it.

NIDD COMMUNITY
Interactive forums for different communities concerned with child development - the persons with challenges, caregivers, researchers, etc.

Fund Raising Programs
Pitch in for the cause of child development through online events aimed at raising funds for the developmentally delayed.