There is controversy over whether increased breast-feeding duration has long-term benefits for language development. ...

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Although many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay ("late talkers") present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age... ...

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One of the most traumatic injuries a child can experience is a severe burn. Despite improvements in medical treatments which have led to better physical outcomes and reduced mortality rates for paediatric burns patients, the psychological impact associated with experiencing such a traumatic injury has mostly been overlooked. This is concerning given the high incidence of psychopathology amongst paediatric burn survivors.  ...

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We tested the potential for Gazefinder eye-tracking to support early autism identification, including feasible use with infants, and preliminary concurrent validity of trial-level gaze data against clinical assessment scores. We embedded the ~ 2-min 'Scene 1S4' protocol within a comprehensive clinical assessment for 54 consecutively-referred, clinically-indicated infants (prematurity-corrected age 9-14 months). ...

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Social attention can be acutely modified in children with ASD, with an increased tendency to orient attention toward faces after brief social attention training ...

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To meet the growing demand for clinical psychology services, as well as provide education and awareness of autism best practice for clinical psychologists, CliniKids is helping to develop and train the next generation of mental health practitioners. ...

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Delays within the motor domain are often overlooked as an early surveillance marker for autism. The present study evaluated motor difficulties and its potential as an early predictive marker for later autism likelihood in a cohort of infants showing early behavioral signs of autism aged 9-14 months. The motor domain was evaluated using the motor subscales of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning at baseline, and at a 6-month follow-up. ...

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Growing evidence from preclinical studies, epidemiology, and randomized controlled trials supports a causal role for diet quality in mental disorder risk, and clinical psychiatric guidelines now place diet, along with other life-style behaviors, as foundational treatment targets for mood disorders. ...

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We argue that 'high functioning autism' is an inaccurate clinical descriptor when based solely on intelligence quotient demarcations ...

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Jack Brett JB BPsych (Hons) Research Assistant jack.brett@telethonkids.org.au Jack Brett is currently studying the combined Master/PhD in Clinical ...

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