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Tourette Syndrome

Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by uncontrollable movements and vocalisations known as tics.

Professor Jenny Downs

Head, Child Disability

Dr Emma Glasson

Senior Research Fellow

Down Syndrome

Down syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, is one of the most common chromosome abnormalities in humans. It occurs when a child's cells end up with 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46. Down syndrome causes intellectual disability and other physical and learning challenges.

Brief Report: Burden of Care in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual Disability

Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability have higher rates of treatment episodes for psychiatric disorders

Improved Survival in Down Syndrome over the Last 60 Years and the Impact of Perinatal Factors in Recent Decades

Improved survival for children born with Down syndrome over the last 60 years has occurred incrementally, but disparities still exist

Expanding the clinical picture of the MECP2 Duplication syndrome

Perinatal characteristics, early childhood development and medical co-morbidities in MECP2 Duplication syndrome

The relationship between maternal psychiatric disorder, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability in the child: a composite picture

Research conducted by this laboratory has previously published four papers examining the relationship between maternal psychiatric disorders and having a...

Maternal Psychiatric Disorder and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual Disability in Subsequent Offspring

This study adds to existing evidence that the rate of pre-existing psychiatric disorders in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder is higher than...

Patterns of depressive symptoms and social relating behaviors differ over time from other behavioral domains for young people with Down syndrome

People with intellectual disabilities are at a higher risk for experiencing behavioral, emotional, and psychiatric problems in comparison with the general...