Eight Telethon Kids Institute researchers are among those who have received grant funding from the Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund (TPCHRF). ...

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• 2017
• October

A Telethon Kids Institute study has shown that in addition to intervention with trained therapists, children with autism may benefit from app-based therapies. ...

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• 2017
• June

Professor Andrew Whitehouse has been awarded an Autism Spectrum Australia Recognition Award for his work communicating scientific findings to families. ...

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• 2017
• April

Be involved in the Sibling Snapshot Project! Researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute are conducting research which explores the unique bond ...

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Join a Focus Group for the Sibling Support Study! Researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute are conducting research which explores the mental ...

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Can you see signs of autism in a child's facial features? Telethon Kids researchers have acquired new face scanning technology to help answer this question. ...

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• 2016
• April

Autism omics research has historically been reductionist and diagnosis centric, with little attention paid to common co-occurring conditions (for example, sleep and feeding disorders) and the complex interplay between molecular profiles and neurodevelopment, genetics, environmental factors and health. Here we explored the plasma lipidome in 765 children (485 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)) within the Australian Autism Biobank. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

The human gut microbiome has increasingly been associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which is a neurological developmental disorder, characterized by impairments to social interaction. ...

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• 2022
• July 2022

A diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition (autism) provides limited information regarding an individual’s level of functioning, information key in determining support and funding needs. ...

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• 2022
• October 2022

The breadth of available non-pharmacological interventions for autistic children, with varying evidence for efficacy summarised in multiple systematic reviews, creates challenges for parents, practitioners, and policymakers in navigating the research evidence. In this article, we report the findings of an umbrella review of 58 systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions for autistic children (aged 0–12 years). ...

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• 2022
• September 2022