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The transition from school to adulthood for young adults with an intellectual disability involves movement from a generally secure and supported school...
The clinical understanding of the CDKL5 disorder remains limited, with most information being derived from small patient groups seen at individual centres.
Intellectual disability affects more than 1.5% of the population of children in developing countries yet we know little about the daily lives and support...
Our findings provide additional insight into the early clinical profile of Rett syndrome.
The MECP2 mutations occurring in the severe neurological disorder Rett syndrome are predominantly de novo, with rare familial cases. The aims of this study...
Multiplex ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) has become available for the detection of a large deletion on the MECP2 gene.
A severe neurodevelopmental disorder mostly affecting girls.
While individual diseases are rare, as a group, rare diseases are common. Recent estimates suggest that between 3% and 6% of the world’s population are affected by rare disease.
About 2 per cent of children are estimated to have an intellectual disability. The cause of the condition is unknown in at least 50 per cent of cases.
If there’s one thing modern researchers and health professionals now understand, it’s that for so many diseases and conditions affecting children and adolescents, early intervention is crucial.