From the moment their baby is born, Australian parents receive conflicting advice on how to cope with newborn issues. What we are doing wastes our resources, but we're not investing in alternatives.
Dyspraxia is more commonly associated with movement than emotions.
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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?
The majority of women stop drinking in their second trimester.
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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…
Sluggish cognitive tempo is used to describe kids whose attentional deficits are due to low levels of mental energy.
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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…
