Around half of toddlers who aren’t chattering by age two will catch up later, but we can’t predict which ones.
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For some people, successful treatment of co-existing ADHD may be the best way of getting relief from chronic anxiety.
For too long, people with disability have been stripped of their autonomy, self-determination and dignity when it comes to accessing sexual and reproductive health care.
New research reveals how carers lack necessary support for their own wellbeing.
In our new research, we have explored how podcasts about mental health can be designed in a way that reduces stigma and discrimination.
Some babies bottom-shuffle along. Others commando crawl on their tummy. Some babies move hands first with their bent knees following along like they are playing game of leapfrog.
Our study shows when children first present for neurodevelopmental assessment they are also likely to have mental health concerns.
Though more research is needed, the idea is a relatively small amount of support early on can help prevent future difficulties.
There are four signs of parental burnout and four positive things parents can do to take care of themselves as well as their kids.
When a person with dementia is in distress, they need calm and caring treatment to protect themselves and others – but prevention should be the goal.
Plans to use buying power to save money on assistive technology for NDIS participants should be approached with caution. Otherwise, savings may come at the cost of a person-first approach.
Disability has been called the world’s largest minority and is a group any person can join at any time in their life. It befits us all to dismantle discrimination.
Given the lack of progress to date, three new budget initiatives are unlikely to achieve the 2025 target of no Australians living in institutions meant for much older people.
In this podcast, @michellegrattan canvasses the budget with Treasurer @JEChalmers, Shadow Treasurer @AngusTaylorMP and The Conversation's politics + society editor @amandadunn10
The government has delivered measures to ease cost-of-living, the critics will say it hasn’t done enough.
How can the concept of ‘evidence-based practice’ be applied to individualised disability support?
In this podcast, former Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, chair of the National Disability Insurance Authority, which implements the scheme, discusses its issues and the road ahead
People with disability have a worrying sense of deja vu about the current NDIS cost concerns.
The May 9 budget will include a $2.2 billion suite of measures to seek to ease pressures in primary health care and hospitals, as well as containing initiatives directed towards the crisis in the rental…
It’s a too-common myth that autistic people are incapable of, or inept at, love. Autistic writer Kay Kerr explores 5 autistic people’s experiences of familial, friend and romantic love.
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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
