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Neuropsychological Aspects of Prevention and Intervention for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Australia

Barriers in addressing FASD in Australia include a drinking culture and large populations living in regional or remote communities with high risk populations.

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Association between prenatal alcohol exposure and craniofacial shape of children at 12 months of age

To examine the association between dose, frequency, and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and craniofacial phenotype in 12-month-old children.

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Application of Population-Based Linked Data to the Study of Intellectual Disability and Autism

Data linkage is the bringing together of specific datasets from different sources using demographic information on individuals within a population.

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Association between male genital anomalies and adult male reproductive disorders: a population-based data linkage study spanning more than 40 years

We provide new evidence to support current guidelines for orchidopexy before age 18 months to decrease the risk of future testicular cancer and infertility

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New screening tool for FASD and ADHD in children

The Kids is trialling a new tool for earlier and easier screening of FASD and ADHD in children, using cutting-edge eye-tracking technology developed by the Kids Brain Health Network in Canada.

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Banksia Hill project a game changer for young people in detention

A ground-breaking The Kids Research Institute Australia study, which revealed that almost every young person being held in the Banksia Hill Detention Centre had some form of neuro-disability, has sparked concern and conversation across Australia and the world.

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Communication, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and youth justice

Investigators: Natalie Kippin This research aims to examine the communication abilities of young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia,

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Australian Education System: Knowledge, attitudes, needs, and practices

Amy Carol Finlay-Jones Bower BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA Head, Early

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Representativeness of child controls recruited by random digit dialling

Recruiting control subjects who are representative of the population from which the cases are drawn is a challenge in case-control studies

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Efficacy of cannabinoids in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders among children and adolescents: a systematic review

A better understanding of the endocannabinoid system and a relaxation in regulatory control of cannabis globally has increased interest in the medicinal use of cannabinoid-based products (CBP). We provide a systematic review of the rationale and current clinical trial evidence for CBP in the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents.