Latest Journal is now ready!

Highlights include:
• Behavioural Phenotypes: The changing role of the neurodevelopmental psychiatrist; genetic simplification only serves to illuminate complexity by Associate Professor David Dossetor and Dr Deepa Singhal
• The Children's Hospital at Westmead School-Link Satisfaction Survey results 2017/8 by Kim Eisler
• The Medicine Cabinet: Guanfacine by Judy Longworth
• Interview with Barbara Lewis, Manager of the Carer Support Service at the Royal North Shore Hospital
•Conference Review: European Association for Mental Health in Intellectual Disability 2017, Luxembourg by David Dossetor
• Readings and Resources

New Resources from CID

The Council for Intellectual Disability has announced two new resources: the My Health Matters folder and me360 cards.

Each me360 card asks a question that will help people with a disability think about their strengths and goals, and what they need to live a good life. The cards are useful during times of change and when planning for NDIS meetings. If you are a school or an organisation that works with young people and would like to know more about this resource, contact CID at info@nswcid.org.au.

My Health Matters helps explain to doctors and other health people what is important. My Health Matters is an Easy Read folder, made by people with intellectual disability for people with disability. To get a my health matters folder, visit the CID order form.

NDIS Complaints and Feedback Process

The NDIS is providing funds for disability services for eligible people in Australia. If you are looking for information on how to provide positive or negative feedback on NDIA decisions or consumer and service provide concerns, then look no further than this flow chart.

Participant Recruitment Advertisement

Westmead Feelings Program pilot study for adolescents with a co-diagnosis of autism and mild intellectual disability

The Children's Hospital at Westmead are looking for participants to join their research study into a therapeutic program to improve the mental health and well-being of adolescents on the autism spectrum who also have an intellectual disability.

1. Adolescents aged between 12-16 who have a co-diagnosis of autism and mild intellectual disability and their carers (parents and teachers),

or

2. Educators or other proefssionals with at least three years experience working with adolescents on the autism spectrum and/or with a mild disability.

If you would like read more about the study or would like to find out how you can take part please read the full description here.

Contact: Anita Gardener, Research Psychologist, the Children's Hospital at Westmead

anita.gardner@health.nsw.gov.au

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