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Physical and mental health in mothers of children with Down syndrome.

Physical and mental health in mothers of children with Down syndrome.

Tourette Syndrome

Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by uncontrollable movements and vocalisations known as tics.

Child Disability

Improving the lives of children with a disability and their families sits at the core of our team.

World-first video trial to help babies at risk of autism thrive

Video technology is helping researchers learn more about the early communication style of infants with a family history of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability.

The CDKL5 Disorder

One of the many reasons for setting up the International CDKL5 Disorder Database was to learn more about this condition.

Professor Helen Leonard

Principal Research Fellow

Improving health access for children and families living with intellectual disability

A 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.

Feeding change helps keep kids with intellectual disability out of hospital

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.

Nine out of ten young people in detention found to have severe neuro-disability

Nine out of ten incarcerated youth examined by The Kids researchers as part of a ground-breaking study had some form of neuro-disability.

Zika threat leads to Australian-first microcephaly study

WA Researchers have conducted an Australian-first study to determine the prevalence of microcephaly, in preparation of any future outbreak of the Zika virus.