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Intellectual disability and other neuropsychiatric outcomes in high-risk children of mothers with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and unipolar major depressionWe examined risk of intellectual disability and other neuropsychiatric outcomes in children of mothers with and without schizophrenia, bipolar or depression.
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Towards a molecular characterization of autism spectrum disorders: An exome sequencing and systems approachThis paper profiles the functional pattern of DNA variants found at a higher rate in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), X-linked intellectual...
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Overview of health issues in school-aged children with Down SyndromeOverview of Health Issues in School-aged Children with Down Syndrome
While individual diseases are rare, as a group, rare diseases are common. Recent estimates suggest that between 3% and 6% of the world’s population are affected by rare disease.
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Improving health access for children and families living with intellectual disabilityA project led by The Kids Research Institute Australia’s child disability team will seek to reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations and build health literacy for children and young people with intellectual disability.
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Feeding change helps keep kids with intellectual disability out of hospitalChildren with intellectual disability who underwent gastrostomy – a feeding tube placed into the stomach – had better overall health and fewer hospitalisations for all causes except acute respiratory illnesses, research led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found.
One of the many reasons for setting up the International CDKL5 Disorder Database was to learn more about this condition.
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Pregnancy and birth outcomes of mothers with intellectual disability and their infants: Advocacy needed to improve well-beingFor mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing
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The experiences of mothers of young adults with an intellectual disability transitioning from secondary school to adult lifeThe transition from school to adulthood for young adults with an intellectual disability involves movement from a generally secure and supported school...
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Health conditions and their impact among adolescents and young adults with down syndromeThe aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of medical conditions and use of health services among young adults with Down syndrome and describe the...