We investigated the effects of environmental enrichment on gross motor skills and blood BDNF levels in girls with Rett syndrome. ...

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

The Rett Syndrome Gross Motor Scale could be an appropriate measure of gross motor skills in clinical practice and clinical trials ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

Investigate impacts on maternal health and family quality of life in families with a child with the CDKL5 disorder ...

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

While early exposure to alcohol may influence the development of facial structures, it does not appear to be associated with ASD phenotypic variability ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• March 2020

There is a common mischaracterisation that autistic individuals have reduced or absent empathy. Measurement issues may have influenced existing findings on the relationships between autism and empathy, and the structure of the empathy construct in autism remains unclear. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• August 2024

In multi-cohort consortia, the problem often arises that a phenotype is measured using different questionnaires. This study aimed to harmonize scores based on the Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for anxiety/depression and ADHD. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

Reading Disability is often characterized by difficulties in the phonology of the language. While the molecular mechanisms underlying it are largely undetermined, loci are being revealed by genome-wide association studies. ...

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

Early supports to enhance social development in children with autism are widely promoted. While oxytocin has a crucial role in mammalian social development, its potential role as a medication to enhance social development in humans remains unclear. ...

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

Naturalistic developmental behavioural interventions are promising approaches for young children with, or suspected of having, autism spectrum disorder. Joint attention, symbolic play, engagement and regulation intervention (JASPER) is a well-researched naturalistic developmental behavioural intervention but, to date, no reviews have specifically evaluated its effects. ...

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

We tested the hypothesis that these CNTNAP2 variants affect communicative behavior, measured at 2 years of age in a large epidemiological sample... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• June 2011