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Early Start Denver Model

The ESDM aims to promote a child’s development across all domains, including language, joint attention, imitation, cognition, play and social skills, and fine and gross motor skills.

Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement and Regulation

At CliniKids, the JASPER approach is for preschool and school-aged children who have differences in play and social communication skills.

Shared Book Reading Program

Find out more about CliniKids' new program which boosts early language skills through book sharing.

DCD assessments

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects a child’s ability to learn and carry out everyday motor skills. An early and accurate assessment helps families and schools understand a child’s unique needs.

Sibling Support

At CliniKids, we offer group or individual support for siblings of autistic children.

Professional training

CliniKids runs training in a range of areas for clinicians and autism professionals in addition to workshops for parents, caregivers and families.

WA duo recognised as world’s most frequent autism research collaborators of the decade

Director of CliniKids, Professor Andrew Whitehouse, and Professor Murray Maybery, have been identified as the world’s most frequent autism research collaborators of the decade.

CliniKids clinicians rise to the COVID-19 challenge

The CliniKids team has reimagined how allied health services for children with autism spectrum disorder or developmental delays are delivered.

Developmental Mismatch Across Brain Modalities in Young Children

Brain development during the preschool period is complex and extensive and underlies ongoing behavioral and cognitive maturation. Increasing understanding of typical brain maturation during this time is critical to early identification of atypical development and could inform treatments and interventions.

A pilot evaluation of school-based LEGO robotics therapy for autistic students

There is emerging evidence that LEGO® therapy is an effective way of supporting younger autistic children develop their communication and social skills. LEGO® robotics therapy - which uses the principles of LEGO® therapy applied to LEGO® robotics - may be an age-appropriate intervention to reduce anxiety and increase social skills in autistic adolescents.