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Follow the links below to find information about intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities and conditions which affect intellectual development and learning.
Updated January 2008
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Autism
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Links to information on autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger´s syndrome.
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Down Syndrome
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Links to information on down syndrome.
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Dyslexia
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Links to information about dyslexia or specific reading disability.
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Maladaptive Behaviours in Childhood
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Links to resources on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Conduct Disorder and other disorders affecting children´s behaviour.
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Memory Disorders
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Links to information about memory disorders.
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Phenylketonuria
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Systematic Reviews on Intellectual, Developmental and Learning Disabilities
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Links to systematic reviews of evidence for the effectiveness of therapies relating to intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities.
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Developmental delay
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Parents want their babies and children to be the best that they can be. Some children develop skills later than most other children.
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Mar 2008
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Intellectual disability
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Better Health Channel
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An intellectual disability is defined when a person has an IQ below 70 and difficulties with everyday tasks before the age of 18 years. The average IQ is 100. A person with an intellectual disability may not be able to manage independent living skills such as self-care, communication and community participation.
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May 2008
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Expressive language disorder
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Better Health Channel
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Expressive language disorder means a child has difficulty with verbal and written expression. The child may have problems with producing sentences, recall of words and vocabulary. The cause is often unknown. A speech pathologist usually assesses and treats this disorder.
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Aug 2008
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Asperger syndrome
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Asperger syndrome is the name given to a group of problems that some children (and adults) have when they are trying to communicate with others.
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Oct 2008
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Asperger syndrome
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Asperger syndrome is a disability related to autism. Asperger syndrome and autism are both types of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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| Date: |
Oct 2008
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| Title: |
Asperger syndrome
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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People with an Asperger syndrome have problems in the development of communication and social skills and with particular repetitive behaviours.
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Oct 2008
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Learning disabilities
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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What is a learning disability? Some kids try really hard to learn and they dont seem to make any progress. Some kids find it really hard to sit still and concentrate.
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Feb 2006
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Kabuki syndrome
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Better Health Channel
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Kabuki syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with a range of characteristics including intellectual disability, distinctive facial features and skeletal abnormalities. There is no cure.
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Feb 2008
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Telstra SPELL books project
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Novita Children's Services
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Provides information about the SPELL (Stories to Promote Emergent Literacy and Language) project sponsored by Telstra that seeks to improve literacy for children with communication challenges.
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Nov 2008
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Learning difficulties
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Young people learn in many different ways. For example, a person may have lots of creative ideas, but not be able to read as well as others in her class.
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May 2007
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Maladaptive Behaviours in Childhood
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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| Description: |
Links to resources on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Conduct Disorder and other disorders affecting children's behaviour.
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May 2006
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Specific learning difficulties - when it's hard to learn
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Do you think about why some people weren't good at writing or reading or spelling or maths in school? Some people, maybe even you, have specific learning difficulties.
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Jun 2007
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Intellectually disabled
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| Publisher: |
CareSearch
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The life expectancy of people with a learning disability has increased. This means that many are living into old age with diseases such as cancer or dementia. This also means that if they are not ill themselves, they may have a family member who is seriously ill.
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Apr 2008
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Fragile X Syndrome
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| Publisher: |
HealthInsite Topic Page
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| Description: |
Links to information about Fragile X Syndrome.
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| Date: |
Jan 2008
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| Title: |
Intellectual disability - resources
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
A list of resources for families of children with an intellectual disability
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| Date: |
Mar 2008
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Problems in the classroom
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Inspire Foundation
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This factsheet can provide you with practical advice for sorting out difficulties in the classroom.
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Jul 2008
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Dual diagnosis
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Mental Health Association NSW
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| Description: |
Dual diagnosis commonly refers to co-occurring mental illness, drug addiction and/or alcoholism in various combinations.
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Feb 2005
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