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Screening for Intellectual Disability in Children: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Early identification of possible intellectual disability can help children and families access appropriate services and support more quickly. There has been an increasing interest in the use of screening tools for this purpose.
Megson, Paula, Paula Megson, Karen McKenzie, McKenzie, Karen   +3 more
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Assessing the accuracy of the WISC-IV seven-subtest short form and the child and adolescent intellectual disability screening questionnaire in identifying intellectual disability in children [PDF]

, 2014
Little research has been conducted into the accuracy of abbreviated assessments in identifying children and young people with an intellectual disability (ID).
Murray, Kara, Murray, Aja Louise, McKenzie, Karen, Murray, George   +3 more
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Early 17β-estradiol treatment reduces seizures but not abnormal behaviour in mice with expanded polyalanine tracts in the Aristaless related homeobox gene (ARX)

Neurobiology of Disease, 2021
Children with severe intellectual disability have an increased prevalence of refractory seizures. Steroid treatment may improve seizure outcomes, but the mechanism remains unknown.
Karagh E. Loring, Tessa Mattiske, Kristie Lee, Aneta Zysk, Matilda R. Jackson, Jeffrey L. Noebels, Cheryl Shoubridge   +6 more
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The Importance of Self-Determination to the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disability: A Perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
There is both an intuitive and theoretical link between self-determination and quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
M. Wehmeyer
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Appropriateness of psychotropic medication use in a cohort of adolescents with intellectual disability in Queensland, Australia

BJPsych Open, 2020
Background Psychotropic medications are sometimes used off-label and inappropriately. This may cause harm to adolescents with intellectual disability. However, few studies have analysed off-label or inappropriate prescribing to this group.
Menghuan Song, Robert S. Ware, Tan N. Doan, Lyn McPherson, Julian N. Trollor, David Harley   +5 more
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The postnatal support needs of mothers with an intellectual disability [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: there is growing evidence that many parents with intellectual disabilities can parent successfully when given adequate support. This paper aims to explore the postnatal care experiences of mothers with an intellectual disability.
McKenzie, Karen, Wilson, Suzanne, Quayle, Ethel, Murray, George   +3 more
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Deprivation, ethnicity and the prevalence of intellectual and developmental disabilities [PDF]

, 2012
Background Social gradients and ethnic disparities have been reported in some forms of intellectual and developmental disabilities. However, information on the association between area deprivation, ethnicity and other forms of intellectual and ...
Emerson, Eric
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Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children's Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Importance Several studies suggest that acetaminophen (paracetamol) use during pregnancy may increase risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. If true, this would have substantial implications for management of pain and fever during pregnancy.
V. Ahlqvist, H. Sjöqvist, C. Dalman, H. Karlsson, O. Stephansson, S. Johansson, Cecilia Magnusson, Renée M. Gardner, Brian K Lee   +8 more
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A comparison of the prevalence of health problems among adults with and without intellectual disability: A total administrative population study.

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
INTRODUCTION There is considerable international research indicating health disparities between people with and without intellectual disabilities. It is important that comparative studies use representative population samples. This study compares a total
M. McMahon, C. Hatton
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How can psychiatrists make mental health services more accessible for people with autism?

BJPsych Open, 2021
Unrecognised psychiatric and medical conditions can lead poorer health outcomes, lower health-related quality of life and increased mortality in people with autism, compared with the general population.
Ashok Roy
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