by Admin | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized |
In a study published this week in the BMJ Open comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessments, using Australian diagnostic criteria for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) were undertaken on a representative group of 99 young people incarcerated in Western...
by Admin | Oct 17, 2017 | Uncategorized |
The 5th National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan was recently released. It includes welcome and specific acknowledgement of the mental health inequalities faced by people with intellectual disability. It also includes a statement that implementation of the...
by Admin | Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized |
On 3 October 2017, AADDM President, Jacqueline Small, appeared before the Joint Standing Committee on NDIS- ECEI approach. AADDM had made a submission that identified a range of concerns about service provision under ECEI (see aaddm.com.au/submissions). A full...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Join us for the Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine Conference. Date: September 6-7, 2018 Venue:Â Aerial Function Centre, UTS , Broadway Sydney
by Admin | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized |
The AADDM Position Statement, The Importance of Physical and Mental Health for People with intellectual Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System, was released in May 2017. Dr Angus Buchanan, President Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID),...
