The growing global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is associated with increasing costs for support services. Ascertaining the effects of a successful preemptive intervention for infants showing early behavioral signs of autism on human services budgets is highly policy relevant. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) is a rare genetic disorder with symptoms of epilepsy, developmental impairments, and other comorbidities. Currently, there are no outcome measures for CDD with comprehensive evidence of validation. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Quality of Life Inventory-Disability (QI-Disability) in CDD. Quality of Life Inventory-Disability was administered to 152 parent caregivers registered with the International CDKL5 Disorder Database (ICDD). ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

Delays within the motor domain are often overlooked as an early surveillance marker for autism. The present study evaluated motor difficulties and its potential as an early predictive marker for later autism likelihood in a cohort of infants showing early behavioral signs of autism aged 9-14 months. The motor domain was evaluated using the motor subscales of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning at baseline, and at a 6-month follow-up. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Interpregnancy intervals of <6 months were associated with increased odds of preterm birth in second-born infants ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

Technology-based interventions may provide a relatively low-cost addition to existing therapist-delivered interventions for children with ASD ...

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• 2017
• September 2017

Participation in the preschool influenza vaccination program remains low with parents unconvinced of the benefits and safety of influenza vaccine ...

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• 2016
• March 2016

UVR or sunlight exposure may be an effective means of suppressing the development of obesity and MetS, through mechanisms that are independent of vitamin D ...

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• 2014
• November 2014

This paper reports some of the findings from the Western Australian Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Study, commenced in 2008, to evaluate a program providing... ...

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• 2014
• April 2014

Our results indicate that an increase in the prelabour caesarean delivery rate for private patients in private hospitals has been driving the increase in the... ...

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• 2013
• May 2013

Publicly insured women usually have a different demographic background to privately insured women, which is related to poor neonatal outcomes after birth. ...

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• 2013
• February 2013

To investigate the prevalence, trends, and characteristics of maltreatment and assault related hospital admissions and deaths among children; ...

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• 2010
• November 2010

This paper discusses changes in diagnostic criteria, decreasing age at diagnosis, improved case ascertainment, diagnostic substitution, and social influences. ...

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• 2010
• February 2010