Autism Spectrum disorders are continuing to rise, and no one knows why, but at Complete Children’s Health we have found that it could be due to better awareness and better, earlier, diagnosis. ASD usually appears early, and most parents know that their child isn’t meeting the standard development stages at the same rate as their
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Child Psychology Research suggests that half of all mental health issues start before the age of 14. These struggles can lead to family difficulty, school disruption, and violent behaviour in some cases. As such, early intervention and child psychology is vital. What is a Psychologist? A psychologist is a registered health practitioner who completes a
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Pronunciation and talking is the ability to physically move the tongue, lips, palate etc to produce sequences of speech sounds that make up words and sentences which are clear and can be understood by others. By 6 months, the baby makes cooing sounds (e.g. ‘oo’, ‘ee’, ‘ah’, etc.), turns towards sounds and gives eye contact
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When Daniel Andrews announced the next stages of lockdown, there was collective despair around Melbourne. The resilience that we have tried to maintain over the last six months is wearing thin – very thin. The “She’ll be right” attitude has all but disappeared as we don’t know if and when, life will get back to
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The heavy, yet inevitable sigh that is echoed by mothers everywhere as they watch or read about Daniel Andrew’s latest announcement – crisis schooling again, for a further 4 weeks. Having schools closed and children try to attend school at home was difficult for so many parents everywhere for so many reasons. Trying to support
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“Hey mum, I can’t go to school today because I am feeling sick.” This is a common complaint from children as most parents would know. When this becomes a pattern, it is important to investigate the reasons why the child may not be able to verbalise, such as anxiety or fear. For many children, social
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Younger children with ASD, or those with limited language, often have difficulty understanding instructions, which can make it harder for them to cooperate. – There are too many instructions – Children with ASD often need a little extra time to process what you’re asking them to do and can feel overwhelmed if they’re asked to
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With Covid19 and Winter nearly upon us, it is sometimes easier to leave children on their devices and watching television indoors. But playtime be it indoors or outdoors amidst nature or with open-ended toys, with other children or by themselves, play helps children’s physical, social, cognitive and emotional development. It helps develop well-rounded children. Let’s
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Dr Brooke Harcourt is our paediatric and maternal dietitian and feeding therapist. Late last month she spoke with 10 daily, she said there is a lot more to kids’ problematic eating than them being “fussy” or just not liking certain foods. Her goal is to teach kids how to eat different foods they might be
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At CCH, we are continuing to monitor the trends in health care, our priority being the well-being of all of our people – patients and their families and staff and other providers and their families. We will provide regular updates through our website as well as Facebook. In accordance with the Royal Australasian College of
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