This population-based study investigated the association of BMI and other predictors with gestational diabetes mellitus among Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers. We conducted a state-wide retrospective cohort study that included all singleton births in Western Australia between 2012 and 2015 using population health datasets linked by the Western Australian Data Linkage Branch. ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

The importance of supporting parent-child interactions has been noted in the context of prodromal autism, but little consideration has been given to the possible contributing role of parental characteristics, such as psychological distress. This cross-sectional study tested models in which parent-child interaction variables mediated relations between parent characteristics and child autistic behaviour in a sample of families whose infant demonstrated early signs of autism. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023

Parents are often expected to be the primary implementers of intervention for their young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The provision of a few hours a week of intervention by a trained therapist, in addition to parent-implemented intervention, could increase child outcomes compared to parent-implemented intervention in isolation. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Parental experience of TOBY was positive when use of the application aligned with parental proficiency, opportunities for use, and importantly, the needs of the child ...

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• 2019
• May 2019

Several studies have explored relationships between parent broader autism phenotype and offspring communication, and have reported that autistic-like traits in parents are related to offspring communication difficulties and autism severity. However, past research has focused on studying such associations in childhood and we know very little about them in infancy. With accumulating evidence that interventions administered during infancy may be most effective in reducing ASD symptoms, it is imperative to examine whether relationships between parent autistic-like traits and child communication appear even earlier during this critical period of life. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition whose biological basis is yet to be elucidated. The Australian Autism Biobank (AAB) is an initiative of the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC) to establish an Australian resource of biospecimens, phenotypes and genomic data for research on autism. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

In this study, the Australian Early Development Census scores of 19,203 children were linked to information on child maltreatment allegations. ...

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• 2018
• February 2018

To determine whether participation in the CQI Audit and Best Practice for Chronic Disease programme improved care and outcomes for Indigenous children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• February 2018

This essay examines wages and the gender wage gap between 1993 and 2008 in Vietnam ...

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• 2018
• September 2018

The MACROD2 gene is a strong positional candidate risk factor for autistic-like traits in the general population ...

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• 2014
• December 2014