To review the effectiveness of oral health education and oral health promotion interventions for children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), in ensuring optimal gingival health, caries experience and oral health-related quality of life, compared to no interventions or alternative interventions. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

The behavioral phenotype of neurogenetic disorders associated with intellectual disability often includes psychiatric comorbidity. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to systematically review the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and symptoms in children and adolescents ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• September 2020

Whilst gastrostomy insertion was associated with lower survival rates than children without gastrostomy, survival improved with time ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• July 2020

In this population-based cohort that included 2,084 children with autism aged ≤6 years, over one-third met the criteria for motor difficulties ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• February 2020

Gastrostomy was associated with health benefits including reduced all-cause and epilepsy hospitalizations, but was not protective against acute LRTI ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• February 2020

The U-PART intervention was found to be feasible and effective in the short term in girls and women with Rett Syndrome ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• January 2020

In this article, we examine the utility of a transdiagnostic, dimensional approach to very early identification and intervention for infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• June 2019

Gastrostomy is increasingly used in multiple neurological conditions associated with intellectual disability, with no apparent accessibility barriers ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• March 2019

This study used qualitative methods to explore how adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy used a powered wheelchair standing device in their daily lives ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• March 2019

Mental wellbeing was independently associated with academic achievement and perceived family support but not with physical health variables ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• January 2019