This study examined whether parent-reported atypical development in their child's first year was associated with age of diagnosis and age when parents first needed to consult a specialist about their child's development. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• July 2023

Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder may be at higher likelihood of experiencing poorer oral health and difficulties accessing dental health care. However, identifying which children on the autism spectrum may be more vulnerable to experiencing dental care difficulties is still unknown. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• June 2022

Functional impairment is a core feature of both autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. While diagnostically independent, they can co-occur in the same individual at both the trait and diagnostic levels. The effect of such co-occurrence is hypothesized to worsen functional impairment. The diametric model, however, suggests that the disorders are etiologically and phenotypically diametrical, representing the extreme of a unidimensional continuum of cognition and behavior. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• April 2022

It is biologically plausible that risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is elevated by both short and long interpregnancy intervals (IPI). We conducted a retrospective cohort study of singleton, non-nulliparous live births. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

Emerging research suggests that seeking an autism diagnosis as an adult is usually difficult and time-consuming but brings relief once a diagnosis is made. This study explored the experience of the pathway to an autism diagnosis during adulthood for adults living in Australia. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• December 2021

Accurate knowledge of the relationship between craniofacial anomalies (CFA), intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is essential to improve services and outcomes. The aim is to describe the association between CFA, ID and ASD using linked population data. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

this study is the first to show an association between immune activation history in the mother and increased ASD symptom severity in children with ASD ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• August 2018

Standard peer mentoring approaches can be enhanced to meet the needs of students with ASD by including training for mentors on ASD ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• December 2018

ASD, in the context of prenatal maternal stress exposure, may be associated with a more severe phenotype, particularly when there are multiple prenatal exposures ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• November 2017

In this review, we comprehensively evaluate the rationale for oxytocin as a therapeutic, evaluating evidence from various various sources. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• January 2017