The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between duration of breastfeeding and educational outcomes. ...

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• 2011
• January 2011

Intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) typically commences after diagnosis. No trial of an intervention administered to infants before diagnosis has shown an effect on diagnostic outcomes to date. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

The Australian Autism Biobank was initiated to establish a large-scale repository of biological samples and detailed clinical information about children diagnosed with ASD ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• August 2018

Gail Andrew Alvares Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew GA AJ PhD PhD Senior Research Fellow Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at Telethon Kids and University of Western Australia; Director, CliniKids 08 6319 1698 gail.alvares@ ...

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These data provide the first evidence for a broad autism phenotype expressed in a physical characteristic ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

Tertiary education is particularly demanding for students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who often struggle with emotion regulation and are at greater risk of internalising disorders compared to their peers. Self-compassion is a skill associated with positive mental health and adaptive emotion regulation that might support students in managing the emotional challenges of studying with ADHD. ...

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• 2023
• February 2023

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, social distancing restrictions limited access to face-to-face mental health services in Western Australia (WA), necessitating a rapid transition to non-face-to-face alternatives, including telehealth. The current study investigated barriers and facilitators to telehealth access and engagement, and preferences for child and youth mental health service delivery during and beyond COVID-19. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

Up to one-third of young people live with chronic physical conditions (eg, diabetes, asthma, and autoimmune disease) that frequently involve recurrent pain, fatigue, activity limitations, stigma, and isolation. ...

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• 2023
• September 2023

Mother-infant interactions during the first year of life are crucial to healthy infant development. The infant-directed speech (IDS), and specifically pitch contours, used by mothers during interactions are associated with infant language and social development. ...

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• 2023
• July 2023

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

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• 2011
• November 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

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