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Senior researcher Dr Alix Woolard gives a talk on post-traumatic growth at TEDx Youth @ Kings Park

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Embrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia Senior Researcher Dr Alix Woolard and Co-Director Professor Helen Milroy.

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Embrace Big Idea 2023 winners announced

Photo (clockwise from top-left): Dr Craig Taplin, Mx Rigel Paciente, Ms Heather Roby, Dr Keely Bebbington, Dr Alix Woolard.

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Youth Sanctuary to open in Subiaco

Mental Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson presents funding that will enable the Youth Sanctuary to open later this year.

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Prominent WA psychiatrist receives AM award at Government House

Prominent WA psychiatrist Professor Helen Milroy receives AM award at Government House

Program

Program of the event The program for Accelerating Child Health Research: A Systems Biology Symposium includes a wide range of international and local

Atypical Presentations

We investigated the factors that may affect the age at diagnosis for girls and woman with Rett syndrome.

Large deletions of the MECP2 gene

We used multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification to examine the MECP2 gene sequences in 149 girls and 1 boy.

Determinants of sleep disturbances in Rett syndrome

Novel findings in relation to genotype

Sleep problems in Rett syndrome

Using information from the Australian Rett Syndrome study, we examined the frequency of a range of sleep issues and variation by agegroup or gene abnormalities.