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The Sibling Project focuses on the wellbeing, relationships and needs of children, adolescents and emerging adults who have a sibling with a developmental disability.

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) conditions are rare, and most have a genetic cause.

There is an urgent need to develop high-quality falls prevention services for older adults with intellectual disability

For mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing

A project led by The Kids Research Institute Australia’s child disability team will seek to reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations and build health literacy for children and young people with intellectual disability.

About 2 per cent of children are estimated to have an intellectual disability. The cause of the condition is unknown in at least 50 per cent of cases.

A severe neurodevelopmental disorder mostly affecting girls.

People with intellectual disability fall at a younger age compared with the broader community

The IDEA system is a valuable resource to address the needs of people living with intellectual disability

Synthesized findings demonstrate that people with intellectual disability, who live in community or residential settings, may fall more frequently, and at a younger age