A new national report by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) reveals students with disability continue to be excluded, bullied, and denied meaningful support at school, almost two years after […]
Category: Paediatrics & Child Care
Posted inCommunity News
SeriousFun expands to Australia
SeriousFun Children’s Network is expanding to Australia and New Zealand with five new pilots experiences for seriously ill kids. The global community of camps and programs was founded by actor […]
Posted inTraining Workshops
Workshop on children’s sensory differences in libraries
If you work in a library, have you ever thought about how the library environment can impact children with sensory differences? For example, a child who is oversensitive may avoid […]
Posted inEducation
Short course in autism for early childhood educators
Autism Awareness Australia (AAA) and the ECEC Professional Learning program have partnered to launch a short online microskill course in supporting autistic children. The course is fee-free and designed for […]
Posted inHealth & Wellbeing
Australia’s first pregnancy hub for autistic people launches
Autistic people are often missing from conversations about pregnancy and parenthood – but the launch of a new hub aims to put them front and centre. Peak body Aspect (Autism […]
Posted inAdaptive Clothing
Study into sensory vests for autistic children
Exploring positive effects from wearing sensory vests.
Posted inResearch Projects
New research improves Cerebral Palsy assessments
A new suite of tools will improve understanding of children’s muscle growth and assist in the assessment and treatment of Cerebral Palsy and other similar conditions. Researchers from not-for-profit research […]
Posted inNews
New National Framework
A Framework for improving children’s health activities, participation and wellbeing.
Posted inAssistive Technology
Care Station simplifies parenting with disability
Parenting is hard work – but add in the unique challenges of parenting while using a wheelchair, and the difficulty increases. Now, a world-first invention aims to minimise those difficulties […]
Posted inNews
Government funds new toy libraries
The Federal government is providing another $600,000 in funding for toy libraries, which can support children with disability or developmental delay. Toy libraries offer families and carers an affordable way […]
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Benevolent Society gets In Sync
New approach to play-based intervention for children with disability.
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BlinkLab partners with Monash on ADHD and autism
BlinkLab has joined forces with Monash University’s School of Psychological Sciences on its ongoing study aiming to improve diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) The MAGNET project is […]