Somatosensory modalities, such as touch, proprioception and haptic ability, greatly influence the achievement of developmental milestones for children. ...

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• 2016
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The development of Vigilant Attention (VA), the ability to focus and maintain our attention to repetitive and cognitively unchallenging tasks over time, has been investigated for more than a decade. The development of this critical executive function across the lifespan has been characterised by a rapid improvement in VA performance throughout childhood and adolescence, a steady improvement in adulthood and a slow decline in older adulthood. ...

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• 2021
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Language is a robust developmental phenomenon, characterised by rapid and prodigious growth. ...

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• 2012
• August 2012

At the Telethon Kids Institute, our vision is simple - happy healthy kids. We bring together community, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and ...

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Both the Nature play and fundamental movement skills professional development programs were effective in improving educators’ self-efficacy to engage children ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

About our Study What are circadian rhythms? Sponsors Key Collaborators The CIRCA DIEM study is a multicentre, prospective, open, blinded end-point ( ...

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Young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can face significant challenges in their lives, including overrepresentation in the justice system from a young age. Police questioning and court proceedings can be difficult for these young people to navigate. Practice and policy responses are necessary to identify these individuals, provide appropriate support/rehabilitation, and upskill the justice workforce. The aim of this research was to determine the unmet workforce development needs of a regional workforce providing care and support to youth involved with the justice system. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

Research Theme Head, Early Environment; Team Lead, Chronobiology ...

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Are you a parent or caregiver of a child with neurodevelopmental and cognitive concerns, such as ADHD? Are you pregnant and have a family history of ADHD? Then we would welcome you expressing interest in joining our community reference group to, share your thoughts, and help us shape our research strategies to enhance our understanding on nutrition for pregnant and breastfeeding women and child brain development. ...

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