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Developmental coordination disorder has only recently been recognised for what it is.
Milestone charts can be an effective tool in spotting developmental problems. But do they say anything about the future potential of children who are developing normally?
Around 40% of Australian women drink alcohol while pregnant, despite medical guidelines recommending they don't.
In our study, it was the comparison groups of children who showed a visual learning style, not the children with autism.
Every few months, the same question about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is posed in the media - is it real? The latest example comes from leading American neuroscientist, Dr Bruce Perry…
Sociology influences medicine more than we like to admit. One only needs to look at the history of psychiatric disorders – a term used broadly here to incorporate developmental disorders – to see how “normal…
While autism, schizophrenia, ADHD and x-linked intellectual disabilities are caused by a complex interaction of factors…
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
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Professor and Group Leader, Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
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Professor of Paediatrics & Child Health and Director of the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, University of Sydney
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Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Goldsmiths, University of London
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NHMRC ECR Fellow in Autism, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University
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Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Auckland
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General Practitioner, Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Psychology and Special Educational Needs, UCL
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Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Brunel University London
