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WA Researchers have conducted an Australian-first study to determine the prevalence of microcephaly, in preparation of any future outbreak of the Zika virus.

A new study has found children with disabilities are 3 times more likely to be maltreated compared to other children but that risk varies by type of disability.

New research from the Telethon Institute has shown that children with an intellectual disability are up to 10x more likely to be admitted to hospital.

One of the many reasons for setting up the International CDKL5 Disorder Database was to learn more about this condition.

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.

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.