Cada criança autista tem pontos fortes e necessidades individuais. Uma nova pesquisa investiga como a categoria “autismo profundo” pode afetar o diagnóstico e o apoio a essas crianças.
- Senior Research Fellow in Child Neurodevelopment, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
Every autistic child has individual strengths and needs. New research investigates how a category of ‘profound autism’ could impact their diagnosis and supports.
New research shows children and families with the greatest and more complex needs have more delays to accessing assessments and support.
A growth in ADHD prescriptions has caused concern about their safety and effectiveness. But new research points to longer-term benefits for users.
A new strengths checklist aims to help parents, carers and clinicians more easily identify a child’s skills, talents and positive qualities.
Lots of digital tools promise to assist children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD. But it’s hard to know what is and isn’t useful.
Executive function delays affect skills such as as paying attention, switching attention, controlling impulses and problem-solving. They’re common in a range of conditions but are treated as separate.
Our study shows when children first present for neurodevelopmental assessment they are also likely to have mental health concerns.
Parents and carers might be worried a child is slow to talk or can’t seem to maintain attention. But getting a proper assessment can take years and connecting to support, even longer.
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