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A new study has found children with disabilities are 3 times more likely to be maltreated compared to other children but that risk varies by type of disability.
New research from the Telethon Institute has shown that children with an intellectual disability are up to 10x more likely to be admitted to hospital.
A severe neurodevelopmental disorder mostly affecting girls.
About 2 per cent of children are estimated to have an intellectual disability. The cause of the condition is unknown in at least 50 per cent of cases.
There is an urgent need to develop high-quality falls prevention services for older adults with intellectual disability
For mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing
People with intellectual disability fall at a younger age compared with the broader community
The IDEA system is a valuable resource to address the needs of people living with intellectual disability
Synthesized findings demonstrate that people with intellectual disability, who live in community or residential settings, may fall more frequently, and at a younger age
This study describes how an informed consent process was developed for people with intellectual disability and how it is working in a current study