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Creche

Creche services are available for families to use at CliniKids.

Our research

One of the unique aspects of CliniKids is the integration of clinical services with cutting-edge research. Our exceptional team of researchers work in collaboration with our clinicians to give the community access to the world's best evidence-based therapies.

Current projects

Our families have the opportunity to be involved in autism research conducted at CliniKids.

PoppiE Study

The Kids Research Institute Australia is involved in a new multi-site Australian study, led by the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, which wants to determine the optimal level of iodine needed during pregnancy for baby’s development.

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Get involved in a real-life research project

Past research

Find out about many of our previous research studies and trials, and those that are ongoing but are no longer recruiting participants.

CliniKids blog

This series aims to provide some practical and evidence-based ideas to support your child and family.

World-class autism scientist joins The Kids Research Institute Australia

A leading autism scientist has relocated to Perth to take up a new appointment at The Kids Research Institute Australia, thanks to a program designed to attract world-class health researchers to Western Australia.

Child and Family Characteristics Associated with Symptoms of Anxiety in Autistic Children: A Biobank Study

Autistic children have an increased likelihood of anxiety, but more research is needed on the characteristics that predict various types of anxiety in this population. 

Caregiver sensitivity predicts infant language use, and infant language complexity predicts caregiver language complexity, in the context of possible emerging autism

While theory supports bidirectional effects between caregiver sensitivity and language use, and infant language acquisition-both caregiver-to-infant and also infant-to-caregiver effects-empirical research has chiefly explored the former unidirectional path. In the context of infants showing early signs of autism, we investigated prospective bidirectional associations with 6-min free-play interaction samples collected for 103 caregivers and their infants (mean age 12-months; and followed up 6-months later).