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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.
One of the many reasons for setting up the International CDKL5 Disorder Database was to learn more about this condition.
Rates of Down syndrome (DS) show considerable international variation, but a systematic assessment of this variation is lacking.
The aim of this study was to examine trends of Down syndrome (DS) in relation to maternal age and termination of pregnancies (ToP) in 20 registries
This study describes the impact of having a sibling with Down syndrome or Rett syndrome using a questionnaire completed by parents.
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