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Pre-service teachers’ experiences with students impacted by trauma in the school settingExperiencing trauma may adversely impact a child’s education, and research in this field requires a deeper understanding about how those working in the education system, specifically pre-service teachers, can respond and support children impacted by trauma. Pre-service teachers, who are our future teachers, play a role in recognising and helping children when signs of trauma are revealed, but risk re-traumatising children if not adequately trained during their university education.
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Parent-infant interaction quality is related to preterm status and sensory processingParent-infant interactions provide the foundation for the development of infant socioemotional wellbeing. Preterm birth can have a substantial, and often detrimental, impact on the quality of early parent-infant interactions. Sensory processing difficulties, common in preterm infants, are further associated with poorer interaction quality.
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National Grants for Innovative Child Health ResearchPerth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has been awarded more than 3 million dollars from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Access to Oral Healthcare in Individuals With Rett Syndrome: A Qualitative Study of Parent PerspectivesIntellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are varied in their nature and presentation. Barriers to oral healthcare are reported in studies of general populations with IDD but these may not reflect the barriers experienced by individuals with rare disorders such as Rett syndrome.
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Can telehealth increase physical activity in individuals with Rett syndrome? A multicentre randomized controlled trialTo evaluate the effects of a physical activity programme on sedentary behaviour and physical activity in ambulant individuals with Rett syndrome.
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Improving clinical trial readiness to accelerate development of new therapeutics for Rett syndromeRett syndrome is associated with severe functional impairments and many comorbidities, each in urgent need of treatments. Mutations in the MECP2 gene were identified as causing Rett syndrome in 1999. Over the past 20 years there has been an abundance of preclinical research with some studies leading to human clinical trials.
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Determinants of quality of life in Rett syndrome: New findings on associations with genotypeRett syndrome is a genetically caused neurodevelopmental disorder associated with functional deficits and comorbidities. This study investigated relationships between genotype, functional abilities and comorbidities and quality of life in Rett syndrome.
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Autonomic breathing abnormalities in Rett syndrome: caregiver perspectives in an international database studyOur aims were to characterize the abnormal breathing patterns and abdominal bloating, investigate the distribution of these by age and mutation type and examine their impact and management from a caregiver perspective.
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Day occupation is associated with psychopathology for adolescents and young adults with Down syndromeIn comparison to those young adults attending open employment from 2009 to 2011, those attending day recreation programs were reported to experience...
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Caring for a child with severe intellectual disability in China: The example of Rett syndromeIntellectual disability affects more than 1.5% of the population of children in developing countries yet we know little about the daily lives and support...