Conditions
  • Anxiety Disorders

    • Behavioural and mental health
    Anxiety Disorders are a type of mental health disorder that can cause feelings of anxiety, worry, and fear.
  • Auditory Processing Disorder

    • Developmental
    Children with Auditory Processing Disorder often do not recognise subtle differences between sounds in words, even when the sounds are loud and clear enough to be heard.
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

    • Developmental
    • Neurological
    • Genetic conditions
    Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopment disorder, characterised by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behaviour.
  • Congenital Hypotonia

    • Developmental
    Congenital Hypotonia is a medical term used to refer to poor muscle tone that’s present at birth (congenital). Depending on the underlying cause, Hypotonia can appear at any age.
  • Developmental Coordination Disorder / Dyspraxia

    • Developmental
    Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) / Dyspraxia is an immaturity of the organisation of movement. The brain does not process information in a way that allows for a full transmission of neural messages. A person with Dyspraxia finds it hard to plan what to do, and how to do it.
  • Difficulties with Attention Motor Planning and Perception (DAMP)

    • Behavioural and mental health
    • Developmental
    DAMP is an accepted term in Australia to describe children who present with a mixture of coordination, attention, emotional, speech and sensory perception deficits, including receptive and expressive communication difficulties.
  • Down Syndrome

    • Genetic conditions
    Down Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that occurs when an individual has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual two. This extra chromosome results in characteristic physical features and intellectual disabilities.
  • Dyslexia

    • Behavioural and mental health
    • Neurological
    The word dyslexia is derived from the Greek word, dys (meaning poor or inadequate) and the word lexis (meaning words or language).
  • Dystonia

    • Neurological
    • Genetic conditions
    Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions and repetitive movements.
  • Ehler’s-Danlos Syndrome

    • Genetic conditions
    Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a group of genetic disorders that affect the connective tissues in the body. The most common features of EDS include joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility, and fragile skin.
  • Epilepsy

    • Neurological
    Epilepsy is a common disease of the brain where there is a tendency to have recurrent seizures.
  • Fragile X Syndrome

    • Neurological
    Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability, behavioural problems, and physical abnormalities. It is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, affecting around 1 in 4000 males and 1 in 8000 females. FXS is caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene, which is located on the X chromosome.
  • Gender Dysphoria

    • Behavioural and mental health
    Gender Dysphoria, also known as Gender Identity Disorder, is a condition in which a person feels a strong and persistent identification with the opposite sex.
  • Global Developmental Delay

    • Developmental
    A child may be described as having Global Developmental Delay (GDD) if they have not reached two or more milestones in all areas of development (called developmental domains)
  • Major Depressive Disorders

    • Behavioural and mental health
    When children experience persistent and intense feelings of sadness for extended periods of time, then they may have a mood disorder such as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
  • Oppositional Defiance Disorder

    • Genetic conditions
    Oppositional Defiance Disorder, or ODD, is a psychiatric disorder that is characterised by a pattern of defiant and disrespectful behaviour directed towards authority figures.
  • Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA)

    • Behavioural and mental health
    Individuals with PDA can present with significant resistance and avoidance towards a range of demands and expectations, including those interpreted to be innocuous or mundane, such as daily routines or social interactions.
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    • Behavioural and mental health
    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can be triggered by a terrifying event; either experiencing it or witnessing it.
  • Sensorineural Hearing Loss

    • Genetic conditions
    • Developmental
    • Neurological
    Sensorineural Hearing Loss means there is damage either to the tiny hair cells in your inner ear (known as stereocilia), or to the nerve pathways that lead from your inner ear to the brain.
  • Sensory Processing Disorder

    • Behavioural and mental health
    Sensory Processing Disorder is a condition in which the brain has trouble receiving and responding to information that comes in through the senses.
  • Tourette’s Syndrome

    • Genetic conditions
    • Neurological
    Tourette’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterised by repeated involuntary behaviours known as ‘tics’.
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