Increased risk of autism spectrum disorder with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy with intellectual disability for mothers of some foreign-born groups ...

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Amy Andrew Carol Jacinta Finlay-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Bower Freeman AFJ AJ C JF BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, ...

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The measurement of quality of life (QOL) in children with intellectual disability often relies upon proxy report via caregivers. The current study investigated whether caregiver psychological distress mediates or moderates the effects of impairment on their ratings of QOL in children with intellectual disability. ...

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• 2021
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To describe trends, age, and sex-specific patterns of population hospital admissions with a diagnosis of craniosynostosis (CS) in Australia. Population data for hospital separations (in-patient) from public and private hospitals (July 1996-June 2018) were obtained from the publicly available Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Hospital Morbidity Database. ...

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The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of medical conditions and use of health services among young adults with Down syndrome and describe the... ...

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• 2014
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The MECP2 mutations occurring in the severe neurological disorder Rett syndrome are predominantly de novo, with rare familial cases. The aims of this study... ...

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• 2012
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This study describes patterns of hospitalisations for children and young people with Down syndrome in Western Australia. ...

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• 2013
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The transition from school to adulthood for young adults with an intellectual disability involves movement from a generally secure and supported school... ...

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• 2013
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Jack Brett JB BPsych (Hons) Research Assistant jack.brett@telethonkids.org.au Jack Brett is currently studying the combined Master/PhD in Clinical ...

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Comprehensive genetic screening programs have led to the identification of pathogenic methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) mutations... ...

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• 2007
• August 2007