A child-led therapy that supports the social development of babies showing early signs of autism has found a significant reduction in social communication difficulties in babies who received the therapy, according to new research led by CliniKids at the Telethon Kids Institute. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2021
• September

Researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute, working with the Autism CRC, have led the development of the National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia which was launched today. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• October

Telethon Kids Institute researchers have been awarded an Australian Research Council grant to explore how testosterone levels in the womb can impact on a child' ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2015
• October

New research has found that children of mums who had low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy are twice as likely to have language difficulties. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2012
• February

Professor Andrew Whitehouse tells how Australia’s first national guideline for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is going to transform the way the condition is assessed and managed, vastly improving the experience for families. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July