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Feasibility of a 2-minute eye-tracking protocol to support the early identification of autismWe tested the potential for Gazefinder eye-tracking to support early autism identification, including feasible use with infants, and preliminary concurrent validity of trial-level gaze data against clinical assessment scores. We embedded the ~ 2-min 'Scene 1S4' protocol within a comprehensive clinical assessment for 54 consecutively-referred, clinically-indicated infants (prematurity-corrected age 9-14 months).
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Which emerging autism features at 12 months of age are associated with later parent-child interaction?Parent-child interactions (PCI) in infants with an elevated likelihood (EL) of autism start to diverge from other infants toward the end of the first year. This divergence is often attributed to emerging features of autism impacting infant social interactions in ways that become increasingly amplified. The aim was to identify which, if any, 12-month autism features were associated with later PCI qualities.
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Influences of bilingual input on English vocabulary size and academic outcomes: a large-scale longitudinal study following children in Australia from five to ten yearsResearch from large population-based studies investigating the language and academic outcomes for bilingual children is rare. The current study aimed to investigate the influence of dual language exposure on (i) English vocabulary outcomes at 5 years (126 bilinguals, 1675 monolinguals), and 10 years (vocabulary: 92 bilinguals, 1413 monolinguals:), and (ii) academic outcomes at 10 years (107 bilinguals, 1746 monolinguals).
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Missing voices: Profile and extent of acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adult stroke survivors in Western AustraliaThe needs of Aboriginal stroke patients with acquired communication disorder should inform appropriate service design for speech pathology and rehabilitation
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Analytical bias in the measurement of serum 25-hydroxyVitamin D concentrations impairs assessment of Vitamin D statusThis publication demonstrated considerable differences in the measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations compared with a certified laboratory, even...
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Declining transition rates to psychotic disorder in "ultra-high risk" clients: Investigation of a dilution effectLater ultra-high risk psychosis cohorts presented with different clinical intake characteristics than earlier cohorts
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Incidence of malignant mesothelioma in Aboriginal people in Western AustraliaThe Wittenoom mining operation has had a disproportionate effect on malignant mesothelioma incidence in the local Aboriginal population
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Psychosocial characteristics and predictors of health-care use in families of young children with cystic fibrosis in Western AustraliaThis study aimed to identify psychosocial predictors in cystic fibrosis that may inform intervention strategies.
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Decolonising Australian Psychology: Discourses, Strategies, and PracticeThis paper discusses the role of psychology in Australia and the negative impact that certain disciplinary theories and practices have had on Aboriginal and...
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The Human Phenotype Ontology: Semantic Unification of Common and Rare Disease.The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is widely used in the rare disease community for differential diagnostics, phenotype-driven analysis...