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Parent Child Assistance Program - A Pilot Study in Perth

Martyn Amy Symons Finlay-Jones MS AFJ B.A. (Hons) PhD. BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) Honorary Research Associate Head

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Proactive measures at Banksia Hill welcomed

We welcome the Cook Labor Government’s plan to introduce proactive measures to improve the safety and welfare of children and young people within the State’s youth justice system.

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Five-year Hedland FASD Project wraps up

A five-year, $5 million research program funded by BHP and aimed at reducing the prevalence and impact of FASD in the Pilbara officially wrapped in South Hedland last night.

Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research

The ultimate goal of the Alcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Team is to make FASD history in Australia.

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The relationship between MECP2 mutation type and health status and service use trajectories over time in a Rett syndrome population

This study aimed to investigate the trajectories over time of health status and health service use in Rett syndrome by mutation...

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Changes in health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practice following provision of educational resources

We provided health professionals in Western Australia (WA) with educational resources about prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol...

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Association of pre-pregnancy weight and birth defects

Association of pre-pregnancy weight, birth defects

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Unpacking the complex nature of the autism epidemic

This paper discusses changes in diagnostic criteria, decreasing age at diagnosis, improved case ascertainment, diagnostic substitution, and social influences.

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Study protocol for screening and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) among young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia

This study aims to establish FASD prevalence among sentenced young people in detention in Western Australia (WA)

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Oral and written communication skills of adolescents with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) compared with those with no/low PAE: A systematic review

Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is associated with growth deficits and neurodevelopmental impairment including foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Difficulties with oral and written communication skills are common among children with PAE; however, less is known about how communication skills of adolescents who have PAE compare with those who do not.