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We want to hear from siblings living outside of Australian cities!

The Sibling Project focuses on children, adolescents and emerging adults who have a sibling with a disability, investigating their mental health, relationships and quality of life.

Sibling Support and Teen Talk Studies

Join Our Sibling Research! Are you a sibling? Would you like to participate in sibling research? The Kids needs your help! We are currently

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Mothers with intellectual disability and their children in Western Australia

Helen Leonard MBChB MPH Principal Research Fellow +61 419 956 946 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Areas of research expertise

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Determinants and Outcomes of Preterm Birth & Pathways into Developmental Disorders

Brad Carrington Fiona Farrant Shepherd Stanley BSc (Hons), PhD PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD

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Down syndrome studies; the transition from secondary school to adulthood: Experiences and life outcomes for youth with an intellectual disability and their families

Helen Jenny Keely Leonard Downs Bebbington MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD MClinPsych/PhD Principal Research Fellow Program Head, Development

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Epidemiology of craniofacial anomalies and association with intellectual disabilities in Western Australia: A population based study

Helen Mohammed Leonard Junaid MBChB MPH BDS, MDS, MFDS RCPS (Glasg.), DDPH RCS (Eng) Principal Research Fellow Honorary Team Member +61 419 956 946

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Hospitalisation for oral health-related conditions in children with intellectual disability in Western Australia: a population-based cohort study

Helen Leonard MBChB MPH Principal Research Fellow +61 419 956 946 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Areas of research expertise

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International CDKL5 Disorder Database

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Program Head, Development and Disability +61 419 956 946 08

The Sibling Support Study

Join a Focus Group for the Sibling Support Study! Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia are conducting research which explores the