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Young people with intellectual disability transitioning to adulthood: Do behaviour trajectories differ in those with and without down syndromeChanges in emotional and behavioural problems for young people with intellectual disability with and without Down syndrome as they transition into adulthood
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Health care utilization and costs for children and adults with duchenne muscular dystrophyAnnual economic cost of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy was found to be high, reflecting a significant socioeconomic burden, especially in boys who reach adulthood
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Autism risk associated with parental age and with increasing difference in age between the parentsIncreases in ASD was not only limited to advancing paternal or maternal age alone but also to differences parental age including younger or older similarly age
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Prevalence and onset of comorbidities in the CDKL5 disorder differ from Rett syndromeThere were differences in the presentation of clinical features occurring in the CDKL5 disorder and in Rett syndrome.
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Hospital admissions in children with developmental disabilities from ethnic minority backgroundsChildren with CP and intellectual disability, particularly from minority backgrounds, were at higher risk of being admitted to hospital after the first year of life
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Parental perspectives on the communication abilities of their daughters with Rett syndromePerspectives of parents are integral to the assessment of communication abilities and inform communication interventions for girls and women with Rett Syndrome
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Population-based prevalence of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders in Western AustraliaThe prevalence of intellectual disability has risen in WA over the last 10 years with most of this increase due to mild or moderate intellectual disability
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Using a large international sample to investigate epilepsy in Rett syndromeThe aim of this study was to identify characteristics of epilepsy in Rett syndrome (RTT), and relationships between epilepsy and genotype.
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Trends in the diagnosis of Rett syndrome in AustraliaModifications to diagnostic criteria and introduction of genetic testing have likely affected the pattern and timing of Rett syndrome diagnosis...
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“I have a good life”: the meaning of well-being from the perspective of young adults with Down syndromeThe purposes of this study were to explore what makes for a "good life" from the perspective of young adults with Down syndrome and to identify the barriers...