Otitis media is very common in Aboriginal children in Western Australia and chronic ear disease causes major problems in speech and language development and education. Up until recently, most programmes dealing with the problem of OM have focused on clinical interventions rather than prevention. The Enhanced Prevention Working Group was established as part of the WA Child Ear Health Strategy (2017–2021). The Group has worked collaboratively to develop a set of recommendations for prevention of OM in Aboriginal children. ...

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David Trembath DT BaAppSc, MAppSc, PhD Honorary Research Fellow David.Trembath@telethonkids.org.au David holds a joint appointment as an Honorary ...

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This chapter considers the role of different forms of psychosocial adversity as risk factors for compromised language and literacy development in childhood and adolescence. Language skills play a central role in the development of prosocial interpersonal skills as well as promoting academic success through the transition to literacy. ...

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Storme-Louise Will SW Therapy Assistant and JASPER Practitioner Storme has worked as a Therapy Assistant with autistic children and their families ...

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Previous research has found that human voice can provide reliable information to be used for gender identification with a high level of accuracy. In social psychology, perceived masculinity and femininity (masculinity and femininity rated by humans) has often been considered an important feature when investigating the influence of vocal features on social behaviours. ...

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Families who live regionally, remotely, nationally, or overseas – or those who find getting to a clinic appointment challenging – can now access Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) via telehealth at CliniKids. ...

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Service availability Appointments are available NOW for: Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy Occupational Therapy (Joondalup) Speech Therapy To ...

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We are currently taking in clients for speech therapy, clinical psychology and occupational therapy services for children aged up to nine years of age at our Subiaco clinic, located on Roberts Road. ...

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