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        A prevalence study on parents with intellectual disability and their children

        Melissa Helen O'Donnell Leonard M HM BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD MBChB MPH Honorary Research Associate Principal Research Fellow +61 419 956 946 helen.leonard@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research Associate Principal Research Fellow ...

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        Level of purposeful hand function as a marker of clinical severity in Rett syndrome

        Helen Peter Leonard Jacoby HM PJ MBChB MPH BA (Hons) MSc Principal Research Fellow Biostatistician +61 419 956 946 helen.leonard@telethonkids.org.au Peter.Jacoby@telethonkids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Biostatistician Authors: Downs J, ...

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        Perspectives on the essential skills of healthcare decision making in children and adolescents with intellectual disability

        Involvement in healthcare decisions is associated with better health outcomes for patients. For children and adolescents with intellectual disability, parents and healthcare professionals need to balance listening to a child's wishes with the responsibility of keeping them safe.  ...

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        qPCR assay optimisation for a clinical study comparing oral health risk in Rett syndrome

        This study aimed to validate qPCR assays for specific microbiota, for use on dental plaque samples stored on Whatman FTA cards to compare relative oral health risk in Rett syndrome. ...

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        Influence of the environment on participation in social roles for young adults with down syndrome

        The purpose of this study is to describe the social participation of young adults with Down syndrome and examine its relationship with the physical and... ...

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        Skin Infections

        Skin infections such as impetigo and scabies are highly contagious, and can lead to serious health complications without treatment. These types of skin infections are major problems in remote Aboriginal communities. ...

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        The diagnostic odyssey to Rett syndrome: The experience of an Australian family

        The diagnosis of a rare disorder is dependent on the clinician's particular knowledge and experience, and can be challenging when the presentation is variable. ...

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        Toward better characterization of restricted and unusual interests in youth with autism

        Despite being highly prevalent among people with autism, restricted and unusual interests remain under-researched and poorly understood. This article confirms that restricted interests are very frequent and varied among children and adolescents with autism. It also further extends current knowledge in this area by characterizing the relationship between the presence, number, and type of restricted interests with chronological age, sex, cognitive functioning, and social and communication symptoms. ...

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        Facial asymmetry in parents of children on the autism spectrum

        Greater facial asymmetry has been consistently found in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) relative to children without ASD. There is substantial evidence that both facial structure and the recurrence of ASD diagnosis are highly heritable within a nuclear family. Furthermore, sub-clinical levels of autistic-like behavioural characteristics have also been reported in first-degree relatives of individuals with ASD, commonly known as the 'broad autism phenotype'. ...

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        The Rett Syndrome Gross Motor Scale–Dutch Version (RSGMS-NL) Can Reliably Assess Gross Motor Skills in Dutch Individuals with Rett Syndrome

        The Rett Syndrome Gross Motor Scale (RSGMS) is an observational measurement, assessing gross motor skills in individuals with Rett syndrome. A Dutch version is lacking. The current study aims to translate and cross-culturally adapt the original RSMGS to Dutch and assess its inter-rater and intra-rater reliability. ...

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        Evaluation Tools Developed for Rett Syndrome

        Rett syndrome (RTT) is a complex neurodevelopmental X-linked disorder associated with severe functional impairments and multiple comorbidities. There is wide variation in the clinical presentation, and because of its unique characteristics, several evaluation tools of clinical severity, behavior, and functional motor abilities have been proposed specifically for it. ...

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        Targeting the mucosal immune system in a mouse model to prevent pregnancy complications following maternal bacterial infection

        Susan Pat Deborah Prescott Holt Strickland SL PG DH MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA PhD Honorary Research Fellow Emeritus Honorary Researcher Program Head, Immunobiology and Immunotherapeutic Program susan.prescott@ ...

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