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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher recognised for saving children in PNGClinical Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann has been recognised for her dedication to reducing the burden of infectious diseases in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with an award supporting research in the Western Pacific named in her honour.

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Autism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Content in Highly Viewed TikTok VideosSocial media allows users to connect with others’ experiences and points of view, with TikTok being the fastest-growing platform worldwide. Highly viewed videos related to neurodiversity on TikTok have an increasing role in understanding and acceptance of neurodivergent individuals.
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Psychometric Properties of the EQ-5D-Y-5L for Children With Intellectual DisabilityThe EQ-5D-Y-5L is a generic preference-based measure of health-related quality of life for children. This study aimed to describe the distributional properties, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity of the EQ-5D-Y-5L in children with intellectual disability (ID).

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New book gives voice to kids with DCDTwo The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers behind a new book featuring the voices of Kids with DCD.

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Researchers call for the term ‘high functioning autism’ to be consigned to historyAutism researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have called for the term ‘high functioning autism’ to be abandoned because of the misleading and potentially harmful expectations it creates around the abilities of children on the autism spectrum.

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Researcher receives crucial funding for caregiver support initiativeThe Kids Research Institute Australia is deeply grateful to The Yellow Umbrella Foundation for their generous gift of $38,453 to help fund a new mental health initiative for parents and caregivers of children living with intellectual disability.