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A person with Tourette syndrome who holds back their tics may look fine, but keeping these involuntary urges contained can be draining.
As G7 societies age and birth rates decline, we must invest in collaborative open science research, to optimize brain health for every citizen.
Obscene language tics, called coprolalia, don’t reveal what people with Tourette’s think and feel. In fact, tics often compel people to say or do precisely what they most wish to avoid.
New research shows children and families with the greatest and more complex needs have more delays to accessing assessments and support.
Down syndrome results in changes to the structure and function of neural circuits in the brain. Delivering a specific protein to neurons could reverse these changes.
A greater understanding and acceptance of autism creates opportunities for people with autism to thrive.
Your DNA contains millions of genetic variants that interact with each other in ways that affect whether diseases such as schizophrenia and heart disease develop, and with what severity.
A growth in ADHD prescriptions has caused concern about their safety and effectiveness. But new research points to longer-term benefits for users.
Rejection sensitivity in ADHD can make everyday feedback feel overwhelming. Here’s why it happens and how to manage it with care.
Left and right brains hear speech differently, yet how this divide forms was unclear − until mouse studies showed each hemisphere runs on its own developmental clock.
Up-skilling GPs to treat ADHD will benefit many patients, some people with more complex cases will still need to see a specialist.
There is a strong genetic component, but there is still a big gap in knowledge.
The core features of autism can’t and don’t need to be altered. But medications can help manage autistic people’s physical and mental health conditions.
A new strengths checklist aims to help parents, carers and clinicians more easily identify a child’s skills, talents and positive qualities.
Up to 25% of infants diagnosed with abusive head trauma – otherwise known as shaken baby syndrome – die, and a substantial percentage who survive are left with long-term disabilities.
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.
Four in five children with ADHD are prescribed medication. The most common side-effect is lack of appetite and weight loss. Here’s how parents can manage this.
Clumsiness can cause some children to withdraw from physical, sporting and leisure activities.
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.
Top contributors
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Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow in Child Neurodevelopment, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne
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Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Brain Mind Centre Nepean, University of Sydney
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Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Educational Studies in School Psychology, University of Calgary
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Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Senior Principal Research Fellow in Epidemiology of Birth Defects, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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PhD Candidate and Researcher, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Reader in Occupational Therapy, Brunel University of London
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Professor of Human Genetics, Adelaide University
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Lecturer & Research Fellow in Speech Pathology, University of Sydney