Characterised by varying degrees of difficulties in communication skills and social abilities, one in every 100 individuals will have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition. While autism is known to run in families, the exact causes remain unknown. ...

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Communicating with and Understanding your Baby ...

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• Brain & Behaviour

CliniKids provides therapy support and individualised programs to help children and families to reach their full potential. ...

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Developmental language disorder (DLD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental conditions. Due to variable rates of language growth in children under 5 years, the early identification of children with DLD is challenging. Early indicators are often outlined by speech pathology regulatory bodies and other developmental services as evidence to empower caregivers in the early identification of DLD. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• September 2023

Current findings indicate that gender diverse children and adolescents with indicated ASD comprise an especially vulnerable group at risk of mental health difficulties ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

Delayed or impaired language development is a common developmental concern, yet there is little agreement about the criteria used to identify and classify... ...

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• 2016
• July 2016

The aim was to characterise fetal brain growth in children with specific language impairment (SLI). A nested case-control study was set in Perth, WA. ...

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• 2012
• January 2012

This paper reports on data from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study to examine whether exposure to anesthetics in children younger than 3... ...

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• 2014
• June 2014

The present study investigated the relations among fetal testosterone, child socio-emotional engagement and language development... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental condition impacting motor skill acquisition and competence. While previous studies have identified adverse psychosocial outcomes in DCD, they are limited by small or population-screened, community-based samples. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2024
• January 2024