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Professor Andrew Whitehouse has been inducted as the youngest-ever Fellow to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
Autism researcher Professor Andrew Whitehouse has been named this year’s Western Australian of the Year in the HBF Professions category.
It's The Kids Research Institute Australia's first anniversary within Perth Children’s Hospital
Australia’s first national guideline for supporting the learning, participation and wellbeing of autistic children and their families.
A small group program to help parents tackle anxiety in young children diagnosed with autism has found significant improvements in both children’s anxiety and parental mental health and wellbeing.
On this Research Impact page, we list stories helping to show our exciting in-progress research currently "in the pipeline" towards translation. This is research which shows a real spark of potential to make a significant difference to children and families worldwide.
New research evaluating the potential cost savings of a therapy for babies displaying early autism signs has predicted a three dollar return to Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for every dollar invested in therapy.
These project websites display extended detailed information about specific research areas.
At The Kids, our vision is simple - happy healthy kids. Our goal is to make a real difference in our community to benefit children and families everywhere. Our values underpin the way we work and make decisions: collaboration, courage, evidence, respect.
We know from research that the risk of death from respiratory disease is 14 times higher for adults with cerebral palsy than for other adults. Respiratory disease is the most common cause of premature death in children and young people with cerebral palsy and one of the main causes of hospitalisation.