The increase in children with developmental concerns may flow from the erosion of protective factors that support children during early development.
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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.
Around half of toddlers who aren’t chattering by age two will catch up later, but we can’t predict which ones.
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.
Top contributors
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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 of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Director, Griffith Inclusive Futures, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Research Fellow Dignity Project, Griffith University
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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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Senior Lecturer, Brain Mind Centre Nepean, University of Sydney
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Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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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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PhD Candidate, Australian Dysautonomia and Arrhythmia Research Collaborative, University of Adelaide
