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The behavioral phenotype of neurogenetic disorders associated with intellectual disability often includes psychiatric comorbidity. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to systematically review the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and symptoms in children and adolescents

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Whilst gastrostomy insertion was associated with lower survival rates than children without gastrostomy, survival improved with time

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Children with intellectual disability who underwent gastrostomy – a feeding tube placed into the stomach – had better overall health and fewer hospitalisations for all causes except acute respiratory illnesses, research led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found.

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For mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing

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This study describes patterns of hospitalisations for children and young people with Down syndrome in Western Australia.

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This study utilised a Western Australian (WA) genealogical database for the identification of single gene and chromosome disorders among families.

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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...

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Findings show that indicators of a poor intrauterine environment are associated with an elevated risk of ID, while for ASD, and particularly ASD without ID,...

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The aim of this study was to examine trends of Down syndrome (DS) in relation to maternal age and termination of pregnancies (ToP) in 20 registries