Good health significantly improves a person's quality of life. However, people with
intellectual disabilities disproportionately have more health problems than the general …

Background: Constipation can lead to serious health issues and death. This systematic
review summarises international research pertaining to the prevalence of constipation in …

Gastrointestinal distress is a prevalent issue in the autism spectrum disorder community,
with implications for the person living with autism spectrum disorder and their families …

Background Self-injurious behaviours, such as head banging, hair pulling, skin picking and
scratching, are common in individuals with autism. Despite high prevalence rates, there is a …

Self-injury is common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however few studies have
investigated correlates of self-injury or the putative associations with self-restraint …

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are one of the prevalent co‐occurring issues in autism
spectrum disorder (ASD), though the range of symptom frequency estimates varies …

Background There are concerns that antipsychotics may be used inappropriately in adults
with intellectual disability for problem behaviours in the absence of a diagnosed mental …

Individuals diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder also are commonly diagnosed
with a medical comorbidity. Because of this, it is estimated that this population experiences …

Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in most forms of neurodevelopment disorders
(NDDs) such as in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The current patient-reported outcome …

Background Self-injurious behaviour (SIB) is a persistent and distressing difficulty which
may be more prevalent and enduring for individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder …