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People with intellectual disability experience a high risk of being neglected and family members are often identified as the perpetrators. Analysing the media provides insight into public narratives about social problems. A search of Australian newspapers published between 2016 and 2021 identified 27 articles that predominately reported on a single case of familial neglect of an individual with intellectual disability.
Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) experience difficulties performing fundamental movement skills, resulting in reduced physical activity (PA). Given low PA can impact mental and physical health, improving PA in DCD appears imperative. This study investigates the feasibility of a Facebook delivered, parent mediated, PA intervention for children with DCD.
The MINERvA Network will allow more accurate and precise determination of the contributions of familial and environmental factors to the etiology of autism.
Family Functioning in Families with a Child with Down syndrome: A Mixed Methods Approach...
The purpose of this study was to describe qualitatively the experience of parenting for mothers of a child with Down syndrome.
The aim of this paper was to describe the meaning of wellbeing for children and youth with disabilities from their perspective.
Fourteen of 74 Chinese families known to the International Rett Syndrome Phenotype Database participated in this qualitative study.
The diagnosis of a rare disorder is dependent on the clinician's particular knowledge and experience, and can be challenging when the presentation is variable.
The purpose of this study was to describe qualitatively the experience of parenting for mothers of a child with Down syndrome and to explore spirituality.
Leisure participation for school-aged children with Down syndrome.