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Government early intervention services for children with intellectual disability (ID) in Western Australia have adopted the model of family-centred care.

Rates of Down syndrome (DS) show considerable international variation, but a systematic assessment of this variation is lacking.

The aim of this study was to examine trends of Down syndrome (DS) in relation to maternal age and termination of pregnancies (ToP) in 20 registries

This study describes the impact of having a sibling with Down syndrome or Rett syndrome using a questionnaire completed by parents.

While individual diseases are rare, as a group, rare diseases are common. Recent estimates suggest that between 3% and 6% of the world’s population are affected by rare disease.

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.