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Maternal Race-Ethnicity, Immigrant Status, Country of Birth, and the Odds of a Child With AutismIn this study, we used 134 204 mother population to examine the odds of ASD with intellectual disability in children from 1994 to 2005 with these features
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Pre-existing differences in mothers of children with Autism Spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability: A reviewThe aim of this study is to review research on the pre-existing characteristics which differentiate mothers of children with ASD and/or ID of unknown cause...
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Welcome Craig!There’s a new face in Perth Children’s Hospital’s diabetes clinic – meet consultant paediatric endocrinologist Dr Craig Taplin! We asked Craig a few questions to help to get to know him better and find out what drew him to Perth.
Definitions of sexting vary but there is a general consensus that it involves ‘sexually explicit content communicated via text messages, smartphones, or visual and activities such as social networking sites’.
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Slime, bugs and bacteria: Hands-on science fun at the Telethon Family FestivalKids and families can get their hands dirty at Sunday’s Telethon Family Festival at RAC Arena, with The Kids Research Institute Australia showcasing some of its world-class research.
A The Kids Research Institute Australia study has found the average six-month-old Australian baby has more than one hour of screen time each day.
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News you can use – How you can support your child while you wait for a diagnosisThe Kids Research Institute Australia's Professor Andrew Whitehouse and Sarah Pillar share four things families can do to support their child while waiting to receive an ADHD or autism diagnostic assessment.
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Epidemiology of gastrostomy insertion for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilityGastrostomy is increasingly used in multiple neurological conditions associated with intellectual disability, with no apparent accessibility barriers
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Researcher to plot evolving junk food landscape around every single school in PerthA The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher will map every food business and school in Perth to investigate the influence of the food environment on children’s food intake and health.
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Impact of ventilation tube insertion on long-term language outcomes at 6 and 10 years of age: A prospective pregnancy cohort studyInvestigating the impact of early childhood ventilation tube insertion (VTI) on long-term language outcomes.