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. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

We used population data on Western Australian singletons born from 1984 to 1999 (n = 398,353) to examine the sociodemographic characteristics of children... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• March 2011

A link between developmental language disorders and atypical cerebral lateralization has been postulated since the 1920s, but evidence has been indirect and... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2008
• December 2008

New research evaluating the potential cost savings of a therapy for babies displaying early autism signs has predicted a three dollar return to Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for every dollar invested in therapy. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2023
• April

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. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2016
• April

Mother-infant interactions during the first year of life are crucial to healthy infant development. The infant-directed speech (IDS), and specifically pitch contours, used by mothers during interactions are associated with infant language and social development. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• July 2023

The identification of reproducible subtypes within autistic populations is a priority research area in the context of neurodevelopment, to pave the way for identification of biomarkers and targeted treatment recommendations. Few previous studies have considered medical comorbidity alongside behavioural, cognitive, and psychiatric data in subgrouping analyses. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• February 2023

Early parent-child interactions have a critical impact on the developmental outcomes of the child. It has been reported that infants with a family history of autism and their parents may engage in different patterns of behaviours during interaction compared to those without a family history of autism. This study investigated the association of parent-child interactions with child developmental outcomes of those with typical and elevated likelihood of autism. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• February 2023

Little is known about parent preferences regarding delivery methods of early interventions. This research examined, through parent report, the current and preferred delivery methods of seven common educational early interventions accessed by New Zealand children with autism spectrum disorder. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• September 2021

Impairment in social motivation (SM) has been suggested as a key mechanism underlying social communication deficits observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the factors accounting for variability in SM remain poorly described and understood. The current study aimed to characterize the relationship between parental and proband SM. Data from 2,759 children with ASD and their parents from the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC) project was included in this study. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• May 2021