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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.

We tested whether maternal vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy is related to the autism phenotype.

Once upon a time it was infectious diseases like polio, measles or tuberculosis that most worried parents. With these threats now largely under control, parents face a new challenge – sky-rocketing rates of non-infectious diseases such as asthma, allergies and autism.

Can you see signs of autism in a child's facial features? Telethon Kids researchers have acquired new face scanning technology to help answer this question.

Focussing attention on a child’s first year of life is proving to be a major breakthrough in autism research.

Autism researcher Professor Andrew Whitehouse was on 720 ABC Perth yesterday taking questions on child health.

Join Dr Andrew Whitehouse, head of Developmental Disorders research at The Kids, as he shares with you his vision for autism research.

An innovative iPad App developed in Western Australia could be the key to improved outcomes for kids with autism.

Pregnant women who already have an autistic child are being sought for a study by the Autism Research Team at WA's The Kids for Child Health Research.

Dr Andrew Whitehouse from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious 2012 Australian Museum Eureka Prize