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Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763
As Neurodiversity Celebration Week draws to a close, we are shining a light on an important study underway at The Kids Research Institute Australia, led by Dr Thom Nevill, a Research Officer within our Human Development and Community Wellbeing and Child Disability teams.
A program developed by The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Dr Jenny Downs has led to dramatic improvements in the functioning of Chinese children with Rett syndrome, and could change the world.
The Kids researchers are investigating the physical and psychological impacts of powered standing wheelchairs for boys suffering from Duchenne
Graham Jenny Peter Hall Downs Jacoby BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD BA (Hons) MSc Honorary Research Associate Head,
Physical and mental health in mothers of children with Down syndrome.
This study uses data from a large international database, InterRett, to examine genotype-phenotype relationships and compares these with previous findings in...
Feeding difficulties in Rett syndrome are complex and multifactorial. In this study, we describe the feeding experiences in Rett syndrome and examine the...
Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder that is usually associated with mutations in the MECP2 gene.
Information on presence and age at onset of seizures, perinatal and developmental history, and genetic status was abstracted on 275 cases in the Australian...