The current study sought to determine whether gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia are associated with neurocognitive outcomes in middle childhood. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2012
• March 2012

Do hypertensive diseases of pregnancy disrupt neurocognitive development in offspring? ...

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

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
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• 2011
• October 2011

This is the first study to link low gestational vitamin D to increased eating disorder risk in female offspring of Caucasian mothers. ...

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• 2013
• June 2013

It has been suggested that quantitative measures of differential hand skill or reaching preference may provide more valid measures than traditional... ...

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• 2013
• May 2013

Fetal head circumference (HC) growth was examined prospectively in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2011
• January 2011

This study examined whether parent-reported atypical development in their child's first year was associated with age of diagnosis and age when parents first needed to consult a specialist about their child's development. ...

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• 2023
• July 2023

Maternal immune activation and prenatal maternal stress are well-studied risk factors for psychiatric conditions such as autism and schizophrenia. Animal studies have proposed the gut microbiome as a mechanism underlying this association and have found that risk factor-related gut microbiome alterations persist in the adult offspring. ...

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• 2024
• August 2024

Professional supports play an important role in aiding autistic children's learning, participation, and overall wellbeing. Yet, limited research exists on stakeholders' perspectives and preferences regarding targeted outcomes for children undergoing support facilitated by professionals. ...

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• 2024
• April 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

A broad range of interests characterized by unusual content and/or intensity, labeled as circumscribed interests are a core diagnostic feature of autism. Recent evidence suggests that a distinction can be drawn between interests that, although characterized by unusually high intensity and/or inflexibility, are otherwise common in terms of their content (e.g., an interest in movies or animals), labeled as restricted interests and interests that are generally not salient outside of autism (e.g., an interest in traffic lights or categorization), labeled as unusual interests. ...

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• 2023
• February 2023

Circumscribed interests encompass a range of different interests and related behaviors that can be characterized by either a high intensity but otherwise usual topic [referred to as restricted interests] or by a focus on topics that are not salient outside of autism [referred to as unusual interests]. ...

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• 2023
• February 2023