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Learning to cope with uncertainty

A small group program to help parents tackle anxiety in young children diagnosed with autism has found significant improvements in both children’s anxiety and parental mental health and wellbeing.

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Rett syndrome in Australia: a review of the epidemiology

To examine the prevalence, cumulative incidence, and survival in an Australian cohort with Rett syndrome (RTT).

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Telethon champ visits The Kids

Ten year old Scott has been walking for Telethon since he was four years old and he's now raised a massive $100 thousand for Telethon.

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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.

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Following your child's interest

In this blog, Senior Speech Pathologist Sally Grauaug and Speech Pathology Clinical Lead Aria May share tips on following your child's interest.

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“I Just Feel Like the Teacher Understood Me, and She Knew What I Needed”: School Experiences of Autistic Students from Diverse Backgrounds

Gathering Autistic young people's testimony is critical for understanding their lived experience of education and designing settings in which these students can thrive. Despite increasing knowledge in this field, we lack perspectives from a broad range of Autistic students which necessarily limits our ability to build inclusive, supportive environments for all. This study explored the educational experiences of preschool and school-aged Autistic students from diverse age groups, backgrounds, and educational settings.

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Katie Johnson

Occupational Therapist

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Pregnancy and birth outcomes of mothers with intellectual disability and their infants: Advocacy needed to improve well-being

For mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing

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Australian children living with rare diseases: experiences of diagnosis and perceived consequences of diagnostic delays

Parents of children living with rare chronic and complex diseases have called for better education and resourcing of health professionals