Helen Leonard

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• 2014

  Influence of the environment on participation in social roles for young adults with down syndrome

  Foley, K.-R., Girdler, S., Bourke, J., Jacoby, P., Llewellyn, G., Einfeld, S., Tonge, B., Parmenter, T. R. & Leonard, H., 26 Sept 2014, In: PLoS One. 9, 9, 11 p., e108413.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Social Environment 100%
  • Down Syndrome 100%
  • Social Participation 75%
  • Linear Regression Analysis 33%
  • Logistic Regression Analysis 33%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

  230 Downloads (Pure)

• Perspectives on hand function in girls and women with Rett syndrome

  Downs, J., Parkinson, S., Ranelli, S., Leonard, H., Diener, P. & Lotan, M., Jun 2014, In: Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 17, 3, p. 210-217

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review

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  • Rett Syndrome 100%
  • Hand Function 100%
  • Motor Control 28%
  • Motor Learning 28%
  • Clinical Syndrome 14%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

  1080 Downloads (Pure)

• Prevalence, clinical investigation, and management of gallbladder disease in Rett syndrome

  Freilinger, M., Böhm, M., Lanator, I., Vergesslich-Rothschild, K., Huber, W.-D., Anderson, A., Wong, K., Baikie, G., Ravikumara, M., Downs, J. & Leonard, H., Aug 2014, In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 56, 8, p. 756-762 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  16 Citations (Scopus)

  432 Downloads (Pure)

• Relationship between family quality of life and day occupations of young people with Down syndrome

  Foley, K.-R., Girdler, S., Downs, J., Jacoby, P., Bourke, J., Lennox, N., Einfeld, S., Llewellyn, G., Parmenter, T. R. & Leonard, H., Sept 2014, In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 49, 9, p. 1455-1465

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Twenty years of surveillance in Rett syndrome: what does this tell us?

  Anderson, A. M., Wong, K., Jacoby, P., Downs, J. & Leonard, H., 19 Jun 2014, In: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 9, 1, p. 9pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Rett Syndrome 100%
  • Logistic Regression Analysis 16%
  • Kaplan Meier Method 16%
  • Epilepsy 16%
  • Linear Regression Analysis 16%
  102 Citations (Scopus)

• “I have a good life”: the meaning of well-being from the perspective of young adults with Down syndrome.

  Scott, M., Foley, K.-R., Bourke, J., Leonard, H. & Girdler, S., 2014, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. Online, p. 9pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  46 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Application of Population-Based Linked Data to the Study of Intellectual Disability and Autism

  Leonard, H., Glasson, E. J., Bebbington, A., Hammond, G., Croft, D., Pikora, T., Fairthorne, J., O'Donnell, M., O'Leary, C. M., Hansen, M., Watson, L., Francis, R. W., Carter, K., Mckenzie, A., Bower, C., Bourke, J. & Glauert, R., 2013, International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities. Richard, C. U. (ed.). Academic Press, p. 281-327

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Other chapter contribution

  • Autism 100%
  • Linked Data 100%
  • Intellectual Disability 100%
  • Australia 28%
  • Down Syndrome 14%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment and management of nutrition and growth in rett syndrome

  Leonard, H., Ravikumara, M., Baikie, G., Naseem, N., Ellaway, C., Percy, A., Abraham, S., Geerts, S., Lane, J., Jones, M., Bathgate, K. & Downs, J., Oct 2013, In: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 57, 4, p. 451-460

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Rett Syndrome 100%
  • Nutrition 100%
  • Clinician 66%
  • Clinical Management 33%
  • Caloric Intake 33%
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Caring for a child with severe intellectual disability in China: The example of Rett syndrome

  Lim, F., Downs, J., Li, J., Bao, X.-H. & Leonard, H., 2013, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 35, p. 343-351

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Changes in risk factors for preterm birth in Western Australia 1984-2006

  Hammond, G., Langridge, A., Leonard, H., Hagan, R., Jacoby, P., De Klerk, N., Pennell, C. & Stanley, F., Aug 2013, In: BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 120, 9, p. 1051-1060

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Premature Labor 100%
  • Labor Onset 66%
  • Rupture of Membranes 50%
  • Pregnancy Complication 33%
  • Cesarean Section 16%
  21 Citations (Web of Science)

• Early development and regression in Rett syndrome

  Lee, J. Y. L., Leonard, H., Piek, J. P. & Downs, J., 2013, In: Clinical Genetics. online, 6, p. 572-576

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Functioning and post-school transition outcomes for young people with Down syndrome

  Foley, K.-R., Jacoby, P., Girdler, S., Bourke, J., Pikora, T., Lennox, N., Einfeld, S., Llewellyn, G., Parmenter, T. R. & Leonard, H., 2013, In: Child: Care, Health and Development. online, 6, p. 789-800

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Hospital Admissions in Children with Down Syndrome: Experience of a Population-Based Cohort Followed from Birth

  Fitzgerald, P., Leonard, H., Pikora, T., Bourke, J. & Hammond, G., 2013, In: PLoS One. 8, p. 10pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  68 Citations (Scopus)

• Hospitalisation rates for children with intellectual disability or autism born in Western Australia 1983-1999: A population-based cohort study

  Bebbington, A., Glasson, E., Bourke, J., De Klerk, N. & Leonard, H., 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, 2, p. 1-10

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving health outcomes in Rett syndrome

  Downs, J., Leonard, H., Croft, D., Ravikumara, M., Bathgate, K., Ellaway, C., Thompson, S., Percy, A. & Baikie, G., 2013, Nutritional and Digestive Health. Australia

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Other chapter contribution

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  269 Downloads (Pure)

• Longitudinal and population-based approaches to study the lifelong trajectories of children with neurodevelopmental conditions

  Downs, J. & Leonard, H., 2013, Life Quality Outcomes in Children and Young Adults with Neurological and Developmental Conditions: Concepts, evidence and practice. Ronen, G. & Rosenbaum, P. (eds.). United Kingdom: Mac Keith Press, p. 329-343

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review

• Maternal Conditions and Perinatal Characteristics Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability

  Langridge, A., Glasson, E., Nassar, N., Jacoby, P., Pennell, C., Hagan, R., Bourke, J., Leonard, H. & Stanley, F., 2013, In: PLoS One. 8, 1, p. 10pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Autism Spectrum Disorder 100%
  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder 100%
  • Autism 100%
  • Intellectual Impairment 100%
  • Fetus Growth 42%
  111 Citations (Scopus)

  195 Downloads (Pure)

• Neonatal complications in public and private patients: A retrospective cohort study

  Einarsdottir, K., Stock, S., Haggar, F., Hammond, G., Langridge, A., Preen, D., De Klerk, N., Leonard, H. & Stanley, F., 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, p. 8pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Neonatal outcomes after preterm birth by mothers' health insurance status at birth: a retrospective cohort study.

  Einarsdottir, K., Haggar, F., Langridge, A., Gunnell, A. S., Leonard, H. & Stanley, F., 2013, In: BMC Health Services Research. 13, p. 7pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  8 Citations (Scopus)

  200 Downloads (Pure)

• Pre-existing differences in mothers of children with Autism Spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability: A review

  Fairthorne, J. C., Langridge, A., Bourke, J. & Leonard, H., 2013, Recent advances in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Fitzgerald, M. (ed.). Croatia: InTech, p. 387-424

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review

• Pubertal trajectory in females with Rett syndrome: A population-based study

  Knight, O., Bebbington, A., Siafarikas, A., Woodhead, H., Girdler, S. & Leonard, H., Nov 2013, In: Brain and Development. 35, 10, p. 912-920

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Resourceful and creative methods are necessary to research rare disorders

  Leonard, H., Anderson, A., Bebbington, A., Bao, X., Wong, K., Williams, S. & Downs, J., 2013, In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Online, p. 1-2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Role of public and private funding in the rising caesarean section rate: A cohort study

  Einarsdottir, K., Haggar, F., Pereira, G., Leonard, H., De Klerk, N., Stanley, F. & Stock, S., 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, p. 8pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• The CDKL5 disorder is an independent clinical entity associated with early-onset encephalopathy

  Fehr, S., Wilson, M., Downs, J., Williams, S., Murgia, A., Sartori, S., Vecchi, M., Ho, G., Polli, R., Psoni, S., Bao, X., De Klerk, N., Leonard, H. & Christodoulou, J., 2013, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 21, 3, p. 266-273

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  230 Citations (Scopus)

• The experiences of mothers of young adults with an intellectual disability transitioning from secondary school to adult life

  Dyke, P., Bourke, J., Llewellyn, G. & Leonard, H., 2013, In: Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability. 38, p. 149-162

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  48 Citations (Scopus)

• The International Collaboration for Autism Registry Epidemiology (iCARE): Multinational Registry-Based Investigations of Autism Risk Factors and Trends

  Schendel, D. E., Bresnahan, M., Carter, K., Francis, R. W., Gissler, M., Grønborg, T. K., Gross, R., Gunnes, N., Hornig, M., Hultman, C. M., Langridge, A., Lauritsen, M. B., Leonard, H., Parner, E. T., Reichenberg, A., Sandin, S., Sourander, A., Stoltenberg, C., Suominen, A. & Surén, P. & 1 others, Susser, E., 2013, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. online, p. 2650-2663

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Trends in pre-existing mental health disorders among parents of infants born in Western Australia from 1990 to 2005

  O'Donnell, M., Anderson, D., Morgan, V., Nassar, N., Leonard, H. & Stanley, F., 2013, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 198, 9, p. 485-488

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  16 Citations (Web of Science)

• Using a large international sample to investigate epilepsy in Rett syndrome

  Bao, X., Downs, J., Wong, K., Williams, S. & Leonard, H., 2013, In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 55, 6, p. 553-558

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  53 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Barriers to diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder in China-Lived experiences of Rett syndrome families

  Lim, F., Downs, J., Li, J., Bao, X.-H. & Leonard, H., 2012, In: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 158 A, 1, p. 1-9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Dental admissions in children under two years – a total-population investigation

  Slack-Smith, L., Colvin, L., Leonard, H., Kilpatrick, N., Read, A. & Messer, L. B., 2012, In: Child: Care, Health and Development. 39, 2, p. 253-259

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Family functioning in families with a child with Down syndrome: A mixed methods approach

  Povee, K., Roberts, L., Bourke, J. & Leonard, H., 2012, In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 56, 10, p. 961-973

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  75 Citations (Scopus)

  12 Downloads (Pure)

• Initial assessment of the StepWatch Activity Monitor™ to measure walking activity in Rett syndrome

  Downs, J., Leonard, H. & Hill, K., 2012, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 34, 12, p. 1010-1015

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Intellectual disability: Population-based estimates of the proportion attributable to maternal alcohol use disorder during pregnancy

  O'Leary, C., Leonard, H., Bourke, J., D'Antoine, H., Bartu, A. & Bower, C., 2012, In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. online, p. 1-7

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• It's not what you were expecting, but it's still a beautiful journey: The experience of mothers of children with Down syndrome

  Pillay, D., Girdler, S., Collins, M. & Leonard, H., 2012, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 34, 18, p. 1501-1510

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  50 Citations (Scopus)

• Management Guidelines: developmental disability

  Lennox, N., Boocock, H., Bower, C., Burbridge, M., Cohen, J., Dojcinov, I., Durvasula, S., Eastgate, G., Franklin, C., Gibson, J., Grover, S., Hemsley, B., Johnstone, J., Kerr, M., Lane, M., Leonard, H., Moulds, R., North, K., O'Brien, G. & O'Leary, C. & 12 others, Pendergast, D., Reddihough, D., Rinebart, N., Rogers, S., Rowell, M., Simpson, J., Small, J., Stuckey, B., Taylor Gomez, M., Tracy, J., Trollor, J. & Tucker, M., 2012, 3 ed. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• The diagnostic odyssey to Rett syndrome: The experience of an Australian family

  Knott, M. S., Leonard, H. & Downs, J., 2012, In: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 158 A, 1, p. 10-12

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• The phenotype associated with a large deletion on MECP2

  Bebbington, A., Downs, J., Percy, A., Pineda, M., Zeev, B. B., Bahi-Buisson, N. & Leonard, H., 2012, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 20, 9, p. 921-927

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• To Feel Belonged: The Voices of Children and Youth with Disabilities on the Meaning of Wellbeing

  Foley, K. R., Blackmore, A. M., Girdler, S., O'Donnell, M., Glauert, R., Llewellyn, G. & Leonard, H., 2012, In: Child Indicators Research. 5, 2, p. 375-391

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Coping Behavior 100%
  • Focus Group 50%
  • Down Syndrome 50%
  • Asperger Syndrome 50%
  • Cerebral Palsy 50%
  76 Citations (Scopus)

• What does the nature of the MECP2 mutation tell us about parental origin and recurrence risk in Rett syndrome?

  Zhang, J., Bao, X., Cao, G., Jiang, S., Zhu, X., Lu, H., Jia, L., Pan, H., Fehr, S., Davis, M., Leonard, H., Ravine, D. & Wu, X., 2012, In: Clinical Genetics. 82, 6, p. 526-533

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Young adults with intellectual disability transitioning from school to post-school: A literature review framed within the ICF

  Foley, K.-R., Dyke, P., Girdler, S., Bourke, J. & Leonard, H., 2012, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 34, 20, p. 1747-1764

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  87 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  A comparison of autism prevalence trends in Denmark and Western Australia

  Parner, E. T., Thorsen, P., Dixon, G., De Klerk, N., Leonard, H., Nassar, N., Bourke, J., Bower, C. & Glasson, E. J., 2011, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 41, 12, p. 1601-1608 1608 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  64 Citations (Scopus)

• Altered attainment of developmental milestones influences the age of diagnosis of Rett syndrome

  Fehr, S., Bebbington, A., Ellaway, C., Rowe, P., Leonard, H. & Downs, J., 2011, In: Journal of Child Neurology. 26, 8, p. 980-987

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Autism and intellectual disability are differentially related to sociodemographic background at birth

  Leonard, H., Glasson, E., Nassar, N., Whitehouse, A., Bebbington, A., Bourke, J., Jacoby, P., Dixon, G., Malacova, E., Bower, C. & Stanley, F., 2011, In: PLoS One. 6, 3, p. e17875

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  99 Citations (Scopus)

• Bone mineral content and density in rett syndrome and their contributing factors

  Jefferson, A. L., Woodhead, H. J., Fyfe, S., Briody, J., Bebbington, A., Strauss, B. J., Jacoby, P. & Leonard, H., 2011, In: Pediatric Research. 69, 4, p. 293-298

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Change in gross motor abilities of girls and women with rett syndrome over a 3- to 4-year period

  Foley, K.-R., Downs, J., Bebbington, A., Jacoby, P., Girdler, S., Kaufmann, W. E. & Leonard, H., 2011, In: Journal of Child Neurology. 26, 10, p. 1237-1245

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Direct Health Care Costs of Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome

  Geelhoed, E., Bebbington, A., Bower, C., Deshpande, A. & Leonard, H., 2011, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 159, p. 541-545

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Leisure participation for school-aged children with Down syndrome

  Oates, A., Bebbington, A., Bourke, J. & Leonard, H., 2011, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 33, 19-20, p. 1880-1889

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Longitudinal hand function in Rett syndrome

  Downs, J., Bebbington, A., Kaufmann, W. E. & Leonard, H., 2011, In: Journal of Child Neurology. 26, 3, p. 334-340

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  17 Citations (Web of Science)

• Measuring use and cost of health sector and related care in a population of girls and young women with Rett syndrome

  Hendrie, D., Bebbington, A., Bower, C. & Leonard, H., 2011, In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 5, 2, p. 901-909

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• The relationship between MECP2 mutation type and health status and service use trajectories over time in a Rett syndrome population

  Young, D., Bebbington, A., De Klerk, N., Bower, C., Nagarajan, L. & Leonard, H., 2011, In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 5, 1, p. 442–449

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Care Utilization 100%
  • Health Status 100%
  • Rett Syndrome 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Health Service 100%
  17 Citations (Scopus)