While early exposure to alcohol may influence the development of facial structures, it does not appear to be associated with ASD phenotypic variability ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• March 2020

Recent studies have reported that strengths-based programs, leveraging autistic adolescents' abilities and interests, could improve their skills and facilitate social engagement. However, little is known about the long-term impact of strengths-based approaches. This study aimed to explore the long-term outcomes of community strengths-based programs designed to support autistic adolescents in developing interests and skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) and the factors influencing their participation in these programs. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• February 2023

Our results show that perception of body size for computer-generated stimuli was non-linear ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

Developmental co-ordination disorder is a motor skill disorder that affects an estimated 5-6% of children but lacks recognition and understanding, leading to under-diagnosis ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

Mini‐commentaries on what they considered to be the current gaps in research on autism spectrum disorder ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• May 2019

The growing global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is associated with increasing costs for support services. Ascertaining the effects of a successful preemptive intervention for infants showing early behavioral signs of autism on human services budgets is highly policy relevant. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• April 2023

Findings from longitudinal research, globally, repeatedly emphasise the importance of a taking an early life course approach to mental health promotion; one that invests in the formative years of development, from early childhood to young adulthood, just prior to the transition to parenthood for most. While population monitoring systems have been developed for this period, they are typically designed for use within discrete stages (i.e., childhood or adolescent or young adulthood). No system has yet captured development across all ages and stages (i.e., from infancy through to young adulthood). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

The Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire for Adults (RBQ-2A) measures two factors of restricted and repetitive behaviours (RRBs) associated with autism. However, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) provides four criteria for RRBs: repetitive motor behaviours, insistence on sameness, restricted interests, and interest in sensory aspects of the environment (or atypical sensitivity). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• April 2023

Identified no significant differences between the high- and low-risk fetuses in the rate of prenatal head and body growth throughout the 2nd and 3rd-trimester ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• February 2016

An estimated half of all children with cerebral palsy also have comorbid intellectual disability, the domains of QOL for these children are not well understood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• November 2017