Autistic kids sleep study a world first
At the age of eight, Chase Mazurek has rarely had a good night’s sleep. He has autism and ADHD and has trouble falling asleep, wakes in the night and gets
A new therapy to improve the life trajectories for the infants of emotionally dysregulated mothers
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Anne Sved Williams Funding Amount : $99,978 Recipient: Women’s and Children’s Health Network Overview: A child’s first 1000-2000 days are clearly crucial to the underpinnings of their physical and
Expanding the toolkit for the treatment of ear infections
Chief Investigator: Dr Erin Brazel [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount : $40,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Bacterial ear infections are the most common bacterial disease affecting children. In
Sport Therapy for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Exploring changes in psychosocial and functional performance for children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy with 12 weeks of RaceRunning
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Kade Davison Funding Amount: $55,964 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) often experience feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression due to
Investigating FDA-approved drugs in an animal model of KCNT1-childhood epilepsy to identify potential new therapies for treating children
Chief Investigator: Professor Leanne Dibbens Funding Amount: $ 100,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: KCNT1 mutations cause one of the most severe forms of epilepsy in children, resulting in
Oligonucleotide-driven treatment of an inherited, childhood-lethal polyneuropathy: Generation and characterisation of a humanised preclinical mouse model
Chief Investigator: Professor Jozef Gecz Funding Amount: $ 100,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: One in six children has disability related to brain function. The most severe neuro-disabilities are
Psychotropic medications in children and adolescents: investigating longitudinal trends and determinants of use, persistence, and outcomes
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak Funding Amount: $99,983 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Considerable debate surrounds the widespread prescribing of psychotropic medications in young people. While these medications have the potential to help Evaluation of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood–Virtual (ADEC-V)
Chief Investigator: Professor Robyn Young Funding Amount : $85,319 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Although signs of autism emerge in infancy, children often do not receive a diagnosis until much later, with an