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Diabetes Stigma Predicts Higher HbA1c Levels in Australian Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

Adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) often need to undertake self-management tasks in public or disclose their diagnosis to others. Therefore, they may be subjected to negative reactions from the public, known as enacted stigma.

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Unpacking PACT - a program supporting child communication

In this new blog, Senior Speech Pathologist and PACT therapist/trainer Sally Grauaug discusses the benefits of PACT, how it works and how clinicians become certified PACT therapists.

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Daytime sleepiness and emotional and behavioral disturbances in Prader-Willi syndrome

Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often have excessive daytime sleepiness and emotional/behavioral disturbances. The objective of this study was to examine whether daytime sleepiness was associated with these emotional/behavioral problems, independent of nighttime sleep-disordered breathing, or the duration of sleep.

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Family satisfaction following spinal fusion in Rett syndrome

We evaluated family satisfaction following spinal fusion in girls with Rett syndrome

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Relationship between family quality of life and day occupations of young people with Down syndrome

This study aimed to explore relationships between family quality of life, day occupations and activities of daily living of young persons with Down syndrome.

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Gross Motor Profile in Rett Syndrome as Determined by Video Analysis

This study used video supplemented by parent report data to describe the gross motor profile in females with Rett syndrome (n=99) and to investigate...

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Movement difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: considering a transdiagnostic approach to classification

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders often experience difficulties in acquiring and executing movement skills. Although the motor profiles of neurodivergent children frequently overlap, rigid conceptual distinctions between diagnostic labels have been imposed by traditional categorical approaches to taxonomy. An alternative transdiagnostic approach is proposed to better represent the similarities between presentations.

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Australian Education System: Knowledge, attitudes, needs, and practices

Amy Carol Finlay-Jones Bower BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA Head, Early

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CliniKids is putting the ‘evidence’ in evidence-based practice by providing families access to the best scientific-backed therapies as quickly as possible so that all autistic children have the chance to reach their full potential.

Movement Disorders

Our vision is to increase awareness and improve outcomes for children with movement disorders and other neurodevelopmental conditions impacting on motor function.