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Neurodiverse brains

Neurodiversity awareness is about raising understanding that there are many different ways that people think, learn, process and interact with the world.

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New staff - Joondalup

There’s a couple of new faces at our Joondalup clinic! Mikali is a Speech Pathologist and Katie is an Occupational Therapist. Both are taking on new clients.

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Congratulations Andrew!

Congratulations to CliniKids Director Professor Andrew Whitehouse on his recent nomination for WA's Australian of the Year Award.

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New Inklings program for babies

Inklings is a new program at CliniKids which supports early social interaction and communication development in babies aged 6-18 months.

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Joondalup clinic open for Term 4

We are excited to announce that our new Joondalup clinic will be open at the start of Term 4!

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Research

Discovery of 42 genome-wide significant loci associated with dyslexia

Reading and writing are crucial life skills but roughly one in ten children are affected by dyslexia, which can persist into adulthood. Family studies of dyslexia suggest heritability up to 70%, yet few convincing genetic markers have been found.

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“It Was Such a Different Experience”: a Qualitative Study of Parental Perinatal Experiences When Having a Subsequent Child After Having a Child Diagnosed with Autism

Children who have an older sibling diagnosed with autism have an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with autism or developing broader developmental difficulties. This study explored perinatal experiences of parents of a child diagnosed with autism, spanning pre-conception until the subsequent child’s early developmental period.