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Publicly insured women usually have a different demographic background to privately insured women, which is related to poor neonatal outcomes after birth.

ID and/or ASD were found to be associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation compared with the remainder of the population.

We argue that population-based studies are critical to overcome the selection bias seen in many clinical samples and to identify true variability within a...

We wanted to explore the quality of life of mothers of children with autism and intellectual disability and identify factors that impact their quality of life.

Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) often have difficulties running.

Siblings of children with neurodevelopmental conditions have unique experiences and challenges related to their sibling role. Some develop mental health concerns as measured by self-reported surveys or parent report. Few data are available at the population level, owing to difficulties capturing wide-scale health data for siblings. Data linkage is a technique that can facilitate such research. 

Improving the lives of children with a disability and their families sits at the core of our team.

A program developed by The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Dr Jenny Downs has led to dramatic improvements in the functioning of Chinese children with Rett syndrome, and could change the world.

Senior Research Fellow

The most common cause of morbidity and mortality in children with severe cerebral palsy (CP) is respiratory disease. BREATHE-CP (Better REspiratory and Airway Treatment and HEalth in Cerebral Palsy) is a multidisciplinary research team who have conducted research on the risk factors associated with CP respiratory disease, a systematic review on management and a Delphi study on the development of a consensus for the prevention and management of respiratory disease in CP.