Brain disorders can be caused by medical conditions, illness or injury. Find out how they can affect a child's mental health and overall functioning.
Discover the range of treatments and support your child if they face mental health challenges because of a neurological condition.
Find out how you can help your child cope with the challenges of a neurological condition and any related mental health issues.
An overview of the causes, genetics, symptoms, diagnosis, environmental risks and treatment of childhood brain tumours.
A speech-language pathologist supports various aspects of communication, as well as safe swallowing and feeding skills. Learn more about the role of speech-language pathologists.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborn babies.
Learn what happens during a neuropsychological assessment and how you can use the results to help your child.
Read about how the development of a child's intellect may be affected by a congenital heart condition.
Discover how physical activity can improve your child's physical health, brain function and mood.
Find out how the 3P approach to pain management can help your teen manage their chronic pain.
Learn about the methods of diagnosis, an important stage in understanding the cause of your child's seizures.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
Brain tumours can affect the brain and central nervous system. Learn about the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for brain tumours in teenagers.
Find out how an occupational therapist can help your child with after surgery for a brain tumour.
Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.
Learn about macronutrients and micronutrients and how eating a balance of these can help support your mood and general wellbeing.
Learn how a neuropsychological assessment is done and how it helps your child's epilepsy team plan your child's treatment.
Learn about different factors that affect how your child is able to take on more responsibility for their self-care.
Read how an eSAM test helps your child's epilepsy team identify the exact part of the brain where your child's seizures start.
Chronic pain treatments involve a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps.
September is FASD Awareness Month. Learn about the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy and how to help a child with FASD.
Neuroinflammatory disorders are conditions in which inflammation affects the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and/or optic nerves).
Learn about the 3P approach to pain management, which is a combination of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medications) strategies.
Find out the causes and symptoms of Rasmussen syndrome and how this form of epilepsy is treated.
In-depth information concerning thyroid problems that may arise as a result of your child's brain tumour diagnosis and/or radiation therapy, and what can be done to manage them.
