Donna Gandini - Behavioural Paediatrician

20/04/2022

I am ceasing telehealth on 23 April 2022 and retiring from paediatric practice by the end of June 2022.

02/01/2022

From sleeping in separate beds to their children to transporting them in prams, Western parents have some unusual ideas about how to raise them

14/10/2020

And the facts that counter them.

03/11/2019

I do telehealth and a weekly clinic in Cairns for patients with ADHD. Due to my limited hours I cannot see any new patients with ASD (even if they also have ADHD).

11/08/2019

The aim of the study was to help quantify the protective effects of stimulant treatment on important functional outcomes in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using the number needed to treat (NNT) statistic and examine whether these effects are moderated by s*x.

16/06/2019

Many of the gels, toys or therapies recommended to help kids through teething may be dangerous. So, what's a parent to do?

09/04/2019

Remember that in Qld you don't have a choice to delay schooling. Education Qld is strict on date of birth, cut off is 30 June.

Research has found one-quarter of children in NSW delayed school entry in 2009 and 2012, with the tendency to delay varying according to where families live and their socio-economic status.

21/03/2019

Doctors are deeply disappointed with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s refusal to legislate for fluoride in all drinking water and have called on other MPs to take the bit between their teeth on behalf of Queensland families.In a letter to the Premier, Australia Medical Association (AMA) Queensland ...

24/01/2019

Here are the deadly results when people say things about science without actually looking at science.

09/11/2018

Assessment scales for ADHD have been developed using mostly male research samples. As a result, the behaviours indicating ADHD in girls may not be what you expect.

09/11/2018

Learning music in the early years of schooling can help children learn to read.

04/10/2018

Naplan results are extremely useful.

Newspapers may use words like stagnated or flatlined, but the truth is the NAPLAN results released today are stable, and the assessment is doing exactly what it was designed to do.

13/04/2018

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We're more than just your average Optometrist - we're a Behavioural Optometrist. Hmmmm fancy.... But what does that actually mean?
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08/03/2018

The latest poll on children's oral health shows many parents have misconceptions about how to prevent tooth decay in their children and don't know of the free dental services available.

03/02/2018

It can be difficult to tell the difference between disordered and difficult behaviour, and the approach is different for both.

07/09/2017

We have the best intentions - to make our kids happy - but the ability to learn delayed gratification is one of the key factors for future success.

22/06/2017

BuzzFeed News speaks to experts to find out why babies aren't designed to sleep all night. It's got more to do with evolutionary biology than you might think.

10/05/2017

We are not hard-wired to read. It has taken thousands of years of practice to forge connections in our brains to help us do this.