Differentiating between childhood communication disorders: Implications for language and psychosocial outcomes ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2009
• January 2009

In this study we devised a child-friendly version of a paradigm to assess lateralisation of visuospatial memory using functional transcranial Doppler... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• October 2011

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. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 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. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders share common phenotypes, support needs and comorbidities. Such overlap suggests the value of transdiagnostic assessment pathways that contribute to knowledge about research and clinical needs of these children and their families. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

Links between temperament and social-emotional difficulties are well-established in normative child development but remain poorly characterized in autism. We sought to characterize distinct temperament subgroups and their associations with concurrent internalizing and externalizing symptoms in a sample of 103 infants showing early signs of autism. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• December 2020

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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• November 2022

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• June 2011

We present a new analysis of Whitehouse, Maybery, and Durkin's (2006, Experiment 3) data on inner speech in children with autism (CWA). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2009
• August 2009

A diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition (autism) provides limited information regarding an individual’s level of functioning, information key in determining support and funding needs. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 2022

The breadth of available non-pharmacological interventions for autistic children, with varying evidence for efficacy summarised in multiple systematic reviews, creates challenges for parents, practitioners, and policymakers in navigating the research evidence. In this article, we report the findings of an umbrella review of 58 systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions for autistic children (aged 0–12 years). ...

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