Many students with a disability are bullied, excluded and do not feel welcome in Australian schools. They cannot be ignored in the next National School Reform Agreement.
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Depending on your child’s birthday, you may have a tricky decision to make about when they start school.
What do we know so far about this promising form of treatment and how it might help people with a range of neurological conditions? And is it living up to its promise for people with depression?
Developmental delay is viewed clinically as a temporary state where children are slower to develop than expected. It is most often used for children under five.
We spoke to young people with intellectual disability. They had the same goals for life after high school as most people their age. But they felt ‘stuck’.
When Doris Taylor became paralysed, her mother was advised to put her in a Home for Incurables. Instead, Doris helped elect a reforming South Australian premier and founded a national institution.
Experts examine the five questions they commonly hear from women and girls about their hormones and ADHD symptoms.
Research shows nearly 20% of the poorer mental health reported by young adults with disability could be alleviated by helping those who want to work into jobs.
Everyday tasks, such as washing your hair, become impossible.
School students can fall behind for many reasons. From missing school to learning difficulties and problems at home.
Avoiding the office commute is just one reason why working from home suits many workers with disability better. Employers need to take a nuanced approach to workplace flexibility.
The increase in children with developmental concerns may flow from the erosion of protective factors that support children during early development.
How can we ensure ethical research principles for young trans people and their families are met – especially when they might see research as one of few avenues for accessing care?
In this podcast, Bill Shorten joins The Conversation to discuss the aftermath of the royal commission report, and progress reforming the NDIS to make it more sustainable.
The NDIS needs to focus on helping people with disability reach their goals rather than what they can’t do. It’s time the NDIS returned to its roots.
When it comes to treating people with eating disorders, we may need to look more widely than what studies tell us work.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a devastating form of dementia, which causes a decline in brain functioning and increased risk of mental illness.
Henry Lawson said deafness was ‘in a great measure responsible for my writing’. Wright said hers was ‘part of the conditions I live under’. Their disability was inherent to their creativity.
Intended to be a no-fault insurance scheme for Australians with severe and permanent disability, the NDIS has changed lives but also been the subject of controversy in its first decade.
Just having hyperactive, impulsive, and inattentive symptoms is not sufficient to qualify for a diagnosis of ADHD. Symptoms need to have a negative effect.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor, Director, Griffith Inclusive Futures, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Research Fellow Dignity Project, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, Brain Mind Centre Nepean, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience, Director of Research, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University
