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Understanding school refusal and ‘school can’t’

CliniKids psychologists explain why going to school can feel too hard.

Celebrating our STEM team

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked our research team to share why they became researchers, how autism became their focus and for their top tip for girls interested in pursuing a STEM career.

Rett syndrome and Related Disorders

In this The Kids Research Institute Australia subsite, our Rett syndrome research team manages a national and international database of Rett syndrome.

Risk of Mortality into Adulthood According to Gestational Age at Birth

To quantify the independent risks of neonatal, postneonatal, 1 to 5 and 6 to 30 year mortality by gestational age and investigate changes in survival over time.

Rapid Strep A testing unlocks missed infections, offering new path to prevent rheumatic fever

New research has revealed that molecular point-of-care testing (POCT) can significantly improve detection of Group A Streptococcal (Strep A) pharyngitis compared to laboratory culture – particularly in remote communities, where results can take up to seven days – unlocking a major opportunity to prevent rheumatic

Busting myths around stillbirth

Telethon Kids Institute researchers believe a public education campaign, like the one SIDS, would help to reduce the number of babies who are stillborn.

Australian parents oblivious to true danger of the flu

New research investigating the devastating impact of the 2017 flu season by PAEDS-FluCAN, a national collaboration observing influenza in children, confirmed it was time to take action after thousands of children were hospitalised with the virus last year.

Babies at risk due to delayed vaccinations

As many as a quarter of Australian babies aren’t getting vaccinated on time, leaving them at risk of developing life-threatening illnesses such as whooping cough when they are most vulnerable.

New study shows no consistent decrease in child maltreatment

A new study of child maltreatment over the last 20 years in developed countries has found no consistent decrease in rates despite a raft of policy initiatives.

Functional skills in MECP2 duplication syndrome: developmental dynamics and regression

MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS) is an ultrarare, X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder that is poorly understood in terms of its natural history and phenotypic variability. There is limited information on how individuals with MDS acquire, retain or lose fundamental functional skills (gross motor, purposeful hand function and communication) - that of which this study aimed to better characterise in the largest case series to date.