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Increases in ASD was not only limited to advancing paternal or maternal age alone but also to differences parental age including younger or older similarly age
The early years of life have a profound effect on a child's developmental pathway.
The prevalence of intellectual disability has risen in WA over the last 10 years with most of this increase due to mild or moderate intellectual disability
This research aimed to (i) validate a new measure of mood intolerance, the Tolerance of Mood States (TOMS) scale, and (ii) to examine associations between...
Identified no significant differences between the high- and low-risk fetuses in the rate of prenatal head and body growth throughout the 2nd and 3rd-trimester
We examined risk of intellectual disability and other neuropsychiatric outcomes in children of mothers with and without schizophrenia, bipolar or depression.
We analyzed two large-scale surveys, and found high rates of smoking in people with mood disorders and both with and without substance dependence disorders.
It has been proposed that interpersonal problems play a role in the maintenance of disordered eating because of an adverse effect on self-esteem, which in...
This study sought to determine the social and emotional impact of maternal loss on Aboriginal children and young people using data from the Western...
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters that deliver an even more robust and high quality resource. It examines issues across the life course,..
The high prevalence of social, emotional and behavioural health problems in children and young people in Australia
Overlap between non-suicidal self-harm and suicidal ideation and behavior in young people with both symptom continuity and symptom duration implicated in this association
Once upon a time it was infectious diseases like polio, measles or tuberculosis that most worried parents. With these threats now largely under control, parents face a new challenge – sky-rocketing rates of non-infectious diseases such as asthma, allergies and autism.
This study aimed to assess the relationships among BP, depression and anxiety symptom scores and self-reported history of depression in young adults.
Chloe recently decided to bake cupcakes to sell to her school friends and teachers and it was all for a cause very close to her heart - autism research.
Can you see signs of autism in a child's facial features? Telethon Kids researchers have acquired new face scanning technology to help answer this question.
Focussing attention on a child’s first year of life is proving to be a major breakthrough in autism research.
Autism researcher Professor Andrew Whitehouse was on 720 ABC Perth yesterday taking questions on child health.
Join Dr Andrew Whitehouse, head of Developmental Disorders research at The Kids, as he shares with you his vision for autism research.
An innovative iPad App developed in Western Australia could be the key to improved outcomes for kids with autism.