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AutismCharacterised by varying degrees of difficulties in communication skills and social abilities, one in every 100 individuals will have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition. While autism is known to run in families, the exact causes remain unknown.
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Building the foundations of communicationSenior Speech Pathologist Sally Grauaug looks at how to build the foundations of communication with your child.
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Characterising Insistence on Sameness and Circumscribed Interests: A Qualitative Study of Parent PerspectivesManifestations of insistence on sameness and circumscribed interests are complex, with individuals varying considerably, not only in the types of behaviours they express, but also in terms of a behaviour's frequency, intensity, trajectory, adaptive benefits, and impacts.
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Harmonizing the CBCL and SDQ ADHD scores by using linear equating, kernel equating, item response theory and machine learning methodsA problem that applied researchers and practitioners often face is the fact that different institutions within research consortia use different scales to evaluate the same construct which makes comparison of the results and pooling challenging.
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National guideline provides uniform approach to autism diagnosisIn October 2018, the Autism CRC released A National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Australia.
Autism researchers at The Kids have led the most comprehensive review of the evidence for autism intervention ever compiled
Communicating with and Understanding your Baby
This study is investigating whether a machine learning based approach can be used to improve fetal brain anatomy measurement for learning development studies.
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Telethon Institute joins international effort to improve early nutrition and long term healthThe Kids for Child Health Research will join more than 50 scientists from 36 research institutions around the world to improve early nutrition