In this section you can read various research news articles that have important topics relating to rare genetic disorders.
This section is for any parents or professionals who wish to read up to date information about syndromes and to broaden their knowledge.
The articles are ordered with the newest piece of research first and the articles can also be filtered by syndrome by using the filter.
We hope you find the research articles interesting!
Cri du Chat
Self-injurious behaviour
Presenter: Prof. Chris Oliver Date of presentation: 2nd November Conference or event: Fonden Samrådet...
Cri du Chat
Sleep: A New Cerebra Guide for Parents
A new guide for parents has been developed by researchers at the Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and the Cerebra sleep team. This guide has been developed to help parents and carers understand the nature of sleep problems in children with intellectual disability and what can be done to improve sleep. Part one describes common sleep problems in individuals with intellectual disability and how these sleep problems are assessed. Part two gives a brief overview of sleep problems in specific genetic syndromes. Part three outlines some strategies which may help to reduce or improve sleep problems. Read the full guide here or download this PDF version
Cri du Chat
The Benefits of Communication Passports
Research has shown that many behaviours that challenge are associated with communication difficulties. Interventions...
Syndrome Tags
- Angelman 10
- Cornelia de Lange 19
- Cri du Chat 6
- Smith-Magenis 9
- Prader-Willi 6
- Fragile X 16
- Kleefstra 0
- Rubinstein-Taybi 4
- Lowe 0
Cri du Chat
New perspectives on understanding challenging behaviour
Some individuals with intellectual disabilities can show behaviours such as self-injurious behaviour and aggression...
Cri du Chat
Research Study: changes with age in genetic syndromes
Over the last ten years researchers from the Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental disorders have frequently asked families what they would like research to address. This question is posed so that studies can be developed that fit with families needs and interests. Often, the key question that families pose is ‘what can I expect in the future for my child?’ This is a question about change, growth and development, and it highlights the uncertainty that many families feel when looking towards the future. Of course we cannot say for certain what will happen to children as they grow older as there are so many factors that can affect this; however, we do know that a person’s genetic syndrome may impact on the way a person develops and knowing a little more about this might be helpful to families. As researchers and clinicians, we often feel that our current answers to families’ questions about change over time are unsatisfactory because much of the research that has been carried out has been done in a...
Cri du Chat
Parent Story Workshop
The FIND website would not be what it is today without the input from...