To investigate associations between functioning, community participation, and quality of life (QoL) and identify whether participation mediates the effects of functioning on QoL. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate the validity of using a Bouchard activity record (BAR) in individuals with Rett syndrome to measure physical... ...

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• 2015
• June 2015

To identify factors associated with quality of life (QoL) in children with intellectual disability. We aimed to identify patterns of association not observable in previous hypothesis-driven regression modelling using the same data set from a cross-sectional observational study. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

To investigate modifiable child and caregiver factors influencing community participation among children with Down syndrome. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

This paper examines whether a Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy affects the child's lung function predisposition towards lung disease such as asthma. ...

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• 2014
• May 2014

One in eight children have asthma, a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. It results in shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing. ...

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Amy Andrew Carol Deborah Gail Helen Jenny Kandice Martyn Finlay-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Bower Strickland Alvares Leonard Downs Varcin Symons AFJ AJ C DH GA HM JA KJ MS BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) ...

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CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a genetically caused developmental epileptic encephalopathy that causes severe communication impairments. Communication of individuals with CDD is not well understood in the literature and currently available measures are not well validated in this population. Accurate and sensitive measurement of the communication of individuals with CDD is important for understanding this condition, clinical practice, and upcoming interventional trials.  ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

This systematic review aimed to identify the most important social, environmental, biological, and/or genetic risk factors for intellectual disability. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022

Initial evaluation suggests that QI-Disability is a reliable and valid measure of quality of life across the spectrum of intellectual disability ...

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• 2019
• March 2019

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

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• 2020
• March 2020

Amy Andrew Helen Jenny Martyn Melissa Finlay-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Leonard Downs Symons Licari AFJ AJ HM JA MS ML BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) PhD MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD B.A. (Hons ...

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