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Oral health education and promotion in special needs children: Systematic review and meta-analysisTo review the effectiveness of oral health education and oral health promotion interventions for children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), in ensuring optimal gingival health, caries experience and oral health-related quality of life, compared to no interventions or alternative interventions.
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Risk of Hospitalizations Following Gastrostomy in Children with Intellectual DisabilityGastrostomy was associated with health benefits including reduced all-cause and epilepsy hospitalizations, but was not protective against acute LRTI
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Improving health access for children and families living with intellectual disabilityA project led by The Kids Research Institute Australia’s child disability team will seek to reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations and build health literacy for children and young people with intellectual disability.
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Feeding change helps keep kids with intellectual disability out of hospitalChildren 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.
One of the many reasons for setting up the International CDKL5 Disorder Database was to learn more about this condition.
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Admissions in Children with Down Syndrome: Experience of a Population-Based Cohort Followed from BirthThis study describes patterns of hospitalisations for children and young people with Down syndrome in Western Australia.
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The experiences of mothers of young adults with an intellectual disability transitioning from secondary school to adult lifeThe 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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Maternal Conditions and Perinatal Characteristics Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual DisabilityFindings 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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Evaluation of the processes of family-centred care for young children with intellectual disability in Western AustraliaGovernment early intervention services for children with intellectual disability (ID) in Western Australia have adopted the model of family-centred care.