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The prevalence of intellectual disability has risen in WA over the last 10 years with most of this increase due to mild or moderate intellectual disability
Down syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, is one of the most common chromosome abnormalities in humans. It occurs when a child's cells end up with 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46. Down syndrome causes intellectual disability and other physical and learning challenges.
Head, Child Disability
Senior Research Fellow
Video technology is helping researchers learn more about the early communication style of infants with a family history of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability.
Systematic sequencing of all X-chromosomal genes in patients with genetic evidence for X-chromosome locus involvement may resolve 58% of Fragile X-negative cases
The deficits associated with intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)place a burden on their co-residing families which may impact...
Twin studies indicate that dyscalculia (or mathematical disability) is caused partly by a genetic component, which is yet to be understood at the molecular...
Mothers of a child with autism spectrum disorder have more psychiatric disorders after the birth of their child.
To assess how prenatal screening and diagnostic testing have impacted the diagnosis, termination and birth prevalence of Down syndrome in Western Australia...