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New staff - JoondalupThere’s a couple of new faces at our Joondalup clinic! Mikali is a Speech Pathologist and Katie is an Occupational Therapist. Both are taking on new clients.
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The development, content and response process validation of a caregiver-reported severity measure for CDKL5 deficiency disorderCDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) is a severe X-linked developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Existing developmental outcome measures have floor effects and cannot capture incremental changes in symptoms. We modified the caregiver portion of a CDD clinical severity assessment (CCSA) and assessed content and response-process validity.
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A validation study of a modified Bouchard activity record that extends the concept of 'uptime' to Rett syndromeThe aim of this study was to investigate the validity of using a Bouchard activity record (BAR) in individuals with Rett syndrome to measure physical...
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The contributions of fetal growth restriction and gestational age to developmental outcomes at 12 months of age: A cohort studyDevelopmental assessment of infants with fetal growth restriction was mostly comparable to those born without fetal growth restriction at 12 months
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Association of gestational age at birth with reasons for subsequent hospitalisation: 18 Years of follow-up in a Western Australian population studyPreterm infants are at a higher risk of hospitalisation following discharge from the hospital after birth.
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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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Australian children living with rare diseases: experiences of diagnosis and perceived consequences of diagnostic delaysParents of children living with rare chronic and complex diseases have called for better education and resourcing of health professionals
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Feasibility of assessing diet with a mobile food record for adolescents and young adults with down syndromeThe aim was to assess the feasibility of assessing diet with an image-based mobile food record application in 51 adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome.
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Validation of intellectual disability coding through hospital morbidity records using an intellectual disability population-based database in Western AustraliaTo investigate how well intellectual disability (ID) can be ascertained using hospital morbidity data compared with a population-based data source.
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“I Just Feel Like the Teacher Understood Me, and She Knew What I Needed”: School Experiences of Autistic Students from Diverse BackgroundsGathering Autistic young people's testimony is critical for understanding their lived experience of education and designing settings in which these students can thrive. Despite increasing knowledge in this field, we lack perspectives from a broad range of Autistic students which necessarily limits our ability to build inclusive, supportive environments for all. This study explored the educational experiences of preschool and school-aged Autistic students from diverse age groups, backgrounds, and educational settings.