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Use of health services in the last year of life and cause of death in people with intellectual disability: a retrospective matched cohort studyPeople with intellectual disability were more likely to experience potentially preventable conditions at the end of their lives
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Intellectual disability in children conceived using assisted reproductive technologyThe risk of intellectual disability was increased in children born after assisted reproductive technology in Western Australia from 1994 to 2002
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Young adults with intellectual disability transitioning from school to post-school: A literature review framed within the ICFThe purpose of this review was to describe literature relating to transition for young people with an intellectual disability and identify knowledge base gaps.
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Low maternal serum vitamin D during pregnancy and the risk for postpartum depression symptomsPregnancy is a time of vulnerability for vitamin D insufficiency, and there is an emerging literature associating low levels of 25(OH)-vitamin D with...
Functional capacity assessments help families and the NDIS ensure that children receive the right level of support, resources, and funding to achieve their goals.
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Movement difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: considering a transdiagnostic approach to classificationChildren 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 practicesAmy Carol Finlay-Jones Bower BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA Head, Early
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.
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Enablers and barriers in dental attendance in Rett syndrome: an international observational studyIntellectual and developmental disabilities are heterogeneous in aetiology and presentation, and one cannot make assumptions about the oral health barriers of those with Rett syndrome (RTT) based on findings from generic studies. This study investigated caregivers' perceptions regarding access to dental care for those with RTT, and associations of dental treatments received by those with RTT with their caregivers' perceived value of oral health and perception of their own as well as their daughter's dental anxiety.