Reports and Findings (Published Research)

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Using ambulatory monitoring to investigate awake breathing irregularities in Rett syndrome in Australian population-based and Italian clinic samples

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability

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Towards evidence based care for Rett syndrome: a research model to inform management of rare disorders

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability

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THINK BIG - Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Amy Andrew Helen Jenny Martyn Melissa Videos Finlay-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Leonard Downs Symons Licari BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) PhD MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD B.A. (Hons) PhD. PhD

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The natural history of the MECP2 Duplication disorder: Australian surveillance and plans for development of an international register

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability

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Multi-site validation of a suite of clinical outcome measures for clinical trial readiness in the CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

Helen Jenny Peter Leonard Downs Jacoby MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD BA (Hons) MSc Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability Biostatistician +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au

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Multigenerational Familial and Environmental Risk for Autism (MINERvA) Network

Emma Helen Glasson Leonard BPsych BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB MPH Senior Research Fellow Principal Research Fellow +61 419 956 946 emma.glasson@thekids.org.au helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Senior Research Fellow Principal Research Fellow @emma_glasson

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Mothers with intellectual disability and their children in Western Australia

Helen Leonard MBChB MPH Principal Research Fellow +61 419 956 946 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Areas of research expertise: Child disability; intellectual disability; autism spectrum disorders; Down syndrome; Rett syndrome

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International Rett syndrome study: InterRett

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability

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International CDKL5 Disorder Database

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability

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Implementing Telehealth support to increase physical activity in girls and women with Rett syndrome

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@thekids.org.au Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability