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Association of gestational age at birth with reasons for subsequent hospitalisation: 18 Years of follow-up in a Western Australian population study

Preterm infants are at a higher risk of hospitalisation following discharge from the hospital after birth.

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Pregnancy and birth outcomes of mothers with intellectual disability and their infants: Advocacy needed to improve well-being

For mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing

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Olivia Rowland

Registrar Clinical Psychologist

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Katie Johnson

Occupational Therapist

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Celebrating our STEM team

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked our research team to share why they became researchers, how autism became their focus and for their top tip for girls interested in pursuing a STEM career.

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Congratulations to the Embrace 2023 Research Award winners

Embrace 2023 Research Award winners Zoe Waters and Pulan Bai.

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Diabetes Stigma Predicts Higher HbA1c Levels in Australian Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

Adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) often need to undertake self-management tasks in public or disclose their diagnosis to others. Therefore, they may be subjected to negative reactions from the public, known as enacted stigma.

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The Promise of Electroencephalography for Advancing Diagnosis and Treatment in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

NDD's such as ASD, ADHD and ID, commonly emerge during early development and impacts function across cognitive, social-emotional, communication and sensorimotor

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Experiences and Attitudes of Parents Reducing Carbohydrate Intake in the Management of Their Child’s Type 1 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study

Reducing carbohydrate (CHO) intake is being used as an approach to manage type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children. This study aimed to investigate the experiences and attitudes of parents of children with T1D who are reducing CHO intake to help manage blood glucose levels.

Learning to cope with uncertainty

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.