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People with intellectual disability experience higher rates of physical and mental health problems than those without intellectual disability. Health literacy includes accessing, understanding, appraising and applying health information. Improving health literacy is associated with better health outcomes. The internet is a primary source of health information for many people. This study aimed to evaluate available online health resources for people with intellectual disability and their families to understand information gaps.
People with intellectual disability are at risk of poor physical and mental health. Risks to health are compounded by poor health literacy, that is, reduced capacity to access health services, respond quickly to changes in health status and navigate care pathways. Building health literacy skills is a strength-based way to increase health and optimise the use of healthcare services. The internet is a primary source of health information for many people, including people with intellectual disability and their families.
New research has found that children of mums who had low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy are twice as likely to have language difficulties.
A new study provides more evidence that reading books to young children and helping them visually to follow the story improves a child's language.
New research shows that kids whose mums talk more frequently about others' thoughts tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children.
The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) program is conducted by the Centre for Community Child Health
Nearly a quarter of Australian children could be developmentally at risk, according to the findings of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)
The objective was to determine the association between maternal serum 25(OH)-vitamin D concentrations and behavioural, emotional and language outcomes...
The current study sought to further investigate in 91 English-speaking typically developing children and 30 children with specific language impairment...
This paper reviews relevant literature on whether individuals with SLI exhibit cognitive characteristics reminiscent of autism.