This study provides the first clear evidence of a reduction over time in the behavioral severity of individuals diagnosed with Autistic Disorder during a period of stability in diagnostic criteria ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

This commentary highlights inconsistent findings that undermine the extreme male brain theory autism but data may not present an adequate test of the hypothesis ...

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• 2016
• December 2016

This qualitative study of parental interviews provided a preliminary examination of whether behaviours consistent with the BAP may have been exacerbated by... ...

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• 2014
• August 2014

The prevalence of echocardiographically diagnosed RHD in adults in New Caledonia is estimated at 5.9 per 1000 ...

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• 2014
• December 2014

The MACROD2 gene is a strong positional candidate risk factor for autistic-like traits in the general population ...

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• 2014
• December 2014

This publication is a systematic analysis of all Group A Streptococcus M protein variants, to assist in the development of a vaccine. ...

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• 2014
• May 2014

This review article presents the case of infant Aboriginal twins with invasive group A streptococcal infection complicated by streptococcal toxic shock... ...

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• 2014
• June 2014

Chris Brennan-Jones C PhD Head, Ear Health chris.brennan-jones@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research Fellow, Ear Health Associate Professor Chris Brennan-Jones is an audiologist and clinician scientist who leads the Ear Health team at Telethon Kids ...

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Alexander Larcombe A BScEnv (Hons) PhD Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at the Telethon Institute in 2005 and is now a Senior Research ...

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Autism spectrum disorders are complex, with a strong genetic basis. Genetic research in autism spectrum disorders is limited by the fact that these disorders are largely heterogeneous so that patients are variable in their clinical presentations. To address this limitation, we investigated the genetics of individual dimensions of the autism spectrum disorder phenotypes, or autistic-like traits. These autistic-like traits are continuous variations in autistic behaviours that occur in the general population. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

The reported frequency and types of adverse events following initial vaccination and revaccination with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) varies worldwide. Using active surveillance in a randomised controlled trial of BCG vaccination (the BRACE trial), we determined the incidence and risk factors for the development of BCG injection site abscess and regional lymphadenopathy. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

This study investigated the involvement of inner speech limitations in the executive dysfunction associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). ...

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• 2013
• November 2013