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Parental perspectives on the communication abilities of their daughters with Rett syndrome

How females with Rett syndrome communicate in everyday life and the barriers and facilitators to successful communication

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A validation study of a modified Bouchard activity record that extends the concept of 'uptime' to Rett syndrome

The aim of this study was to investigate the validity of using a Bouchard activity record (BAR) in individuals with Rett syndrome to measure physical...

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Intellectual Disability

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.

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Rett Syndrome

A severe neurodevelopmental disorder mostly affecting girls.

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Exploring Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Rett Syndrome Using Directed Content Analysis

No validated oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) instrument currently exists for those with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and who communicate non-verbally. This qualitative study aimed to explore the domains that were important to the oral health-related quality of life in individuals with Rett syndrome.

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Patterns of sedentary time and ambulatory physical activity in a Danish population of girls and women with Rett syndrome

We aimed to: (1) describe the patterns of sedentary time and daily steps and (2) identify the association of individual and environmental characteristitics.

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Community participation for girls and women living with Rett syndrome

Participation for girls and women with Rett syndrome could be enhanced by stronger local community supports.

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Measuring use and cost of health sector and related care in a population of girls and young women with Rett syndrome

This study measured use and cost of health sector and related services in Rett syndrome and effects of socio-demographic, clinical severity and genetic...

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Survival with Rett syndrome: comparing Rett's original sample with data from the Australian Rett syndrome Database

Rett syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that typically affects females. Little is known about the natural history and survival time of these femal