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The Sibling Support Study

Join a Focus Group for the Sibling Support Study! Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia are conducting research which explores the

Teen Talk Study

In 2024–2025, we listened to 40 siblings from across Australia share their experiences of family life and social connection. Most had a brother or sister with developmental disability, and others did not. Together, they offered open and thoughtful reflections on roles and responsibilities at home, friendships, fam

Psychotic experiences and their significance

Clinical perspective from the ultra high risk (UHR) paradigm, that aims to identify people at high risk of psychotic disorder

Risk perception and risk-taking behaviour during adolescence: The influence of personality and gender

This study investigated the influence of personality characteristics and gender on adolescents' perception of risk and their risk-taking behaviour.

A Prospective Ultrasound Study of Prenatal Growth in Infant Siblings of Children With Autism

Identified no significant differences between the high- and low-risk fetuses in the rate of prenatal head and body growth throughout the 2nd and 3rd-trimester

Are UHR patients who present with hallucinations alone at lower risk of transition to psychosis?

Hallucinations alone at baseline were not significantly associated with a reduced risk of transition to psychosis.

Maternal vitamin D deficiency alters fetal brain development in the BALB/c mouse.

Prenatal exposure to vitamin D is thought to be critical for optimal fetal neurodevelopment, yet vitamin D deficiency is apparent in a growing proportion of...

The perinatal androgen to estrogen ratio and autistic-like traits in the general population: a longitudinal pregnancy cohort study.

While previous studies have found a link between testosterone levels in amniotic fluid and autistic-like traits, a similar relationship has not been found...