Inquiry into Child Development Services

Submission 4: Natalie Amos

Long wait times and high costs for ADHD and autism diagnoses

Submission 5: Private Citizen

Challenges supporting children with sensory needs, physical difficulties, and emotional regulation

Submission 6: Private Citizen

Impact of Auditory Processing Disorder and ADHD on children's development

Submission 7: Private Citizen

Difficulties accessing paediatric, clinical psychology, and child and adolescent psychiatry services

Psychology

Submission 8: Iona Presentation College

Difficulties accessing paediatric services and autism assessments for children

Occupational therapySpeech pathology

Submission 9: Private Citizen

Long waiting times and lack of therapy sessions for children at CDS

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathology

Submission 10: Private Citizen

Son with paediatric Graves’ disease facing significant delays in accessing therapy

Submission 11: Private Citizen

Challenges accessing support for a twice-exceptional child

Submission 12: Private Citizen

Long wait times for autism assessment and early intervention

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderand 6 more...

Submission 13: Lauren Ranger

Lack of services detrimental to children in the Southwest

Submission 14: Naomi Grove

Timeliness of child health and development services

PhysiotherapySpeech pathologyand 6 more...

Submission 15: Bret Hart

Role of Child Development Services in Western Australia

Speech pathologyPsychologyNeuropsychology

Submission 16: Mental Health Public Health and Dental Services

Addressing systemic failures in child development services

AutismBlindness and low vision

Submission 17: Linda Savage

Challenges in providing child development services due to workforce shortages

Intellectual disability

Occupational therapy

Submission 18: The Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation

Paediatric care access concerns: long wait times and specialist knowledge gaps

Submission 19: Private Citizen

Concerns about child development services in the great southern region

Intellectual disability

Submission 20: Private Citizen

Son's speech delay, epilepsy, and ASD diagnosis experience

Epilepsy

Submission 21: Private Citizen

Difficulties with learning and behaviour in children

PsychologyNeuropsychology

Submission 22: Joanne Dickenson

Child development services workforce and training gaps in Western Australia

AutismEating disorders

Speech, language and communication needs

Submission 23: College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists (WA branch APS)

Improving child eye health through standardised screening and workforce development

Blindness and low vision

Optometry and orthoptics

Submission 24: University of Western Australia

Systematic approach to oral language teaching in Western Australian schools

Submission 25: Rosemary Simpson

Difficulty accessing ADHD assessment for sons impacting schooling

Submission 26: Private Citizen

Service gaps for children with disabilities transitioning from GDD diagnosis

AutismIntellectual disabilityand 3 more...

Submission 27: Steph Mather

Feedback on child development services in the state

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 6 more...

Submission 29: South West Autism Network Inc (SWAN)

Misclassification of lateral lisp impacting speech therapy access

Submission 30: Private Citizen

Increased prevalence of developmental disorders in Western Australian children

AutismGlobal developmental delayFetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Psychology

Submission 31: Cindy Smith

Need for government-funded FASD diagnostic and early intervention services

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyand 3 more...

Submission 32: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Collaboration for Assessment and Care Research and Education Incorporated

ADHD diagnosis and treatment challenges in Western Australia

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderand 12 more...

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyand 9 more...

Submission 33: ADHD WA

Escalation of difficulty accessing child development services and the need for holistic family support

Speech pathologyPsychologyCounselling

Submission 34: Margaret Ker

Challenges in accessing child development services for Western Australian schools

AutismIntellectual disability

Submission 37: Catholic Education Western Australia

Supporting children and families affected by child abuse and disadvantage

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyand 2 more...

Submission 38: Parkerville Children and Youth Care

Expert recommendations for improving child development services in Western Australia

Optometry and orthoptics

Submission 40: Optometry Western Australia INC

Recommendations for improving child development services in Western Australia

Submission 41: Minderoo Foundation

Difficulty accessing a Developmental Paediatrician assessment for a 5 year-old daughter

Submission 42: Private Citizen

Expert analysis of child development services and workforce pathways

AutismIntellectual disabilitySpeech, language and communication needs

AutismSpeech, language and communication needs

Submission 43: Speech Pathology Australia

Timely access to Child Development Services for children in Western Australia

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 3 more...

Submission 45: Catholic School Parents WA Inc

Lack of access to child development services for young people

Submission 46: Samuel Ognenis

Challenges in accessing child development services for rural and remote students

Submission 47: Isolated Children's Parents' Association of WA

Child development services and the impact of market-driven provision in Western Australia

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderand 2 more...

Submission 48: Playgroup WA(Inc)

Perspective on child development services in Western Australia

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyPsychology

Submission 50: Elizabeth Green

Challenges in accessing child developmental services

Speech pathologyPsychologyFamily therapy

Submission 51: Rebecca Hunt-Davies

Impact of child development service delays on vulnerable children

Speech pathologyPsychologyCounselling

Submission 52: Private Organisation

Role of child development services on a child’s overall development, health and wellbeing

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyand 2 more...

Submission 53: Maternal Child and Family Health Nurses Australia

Systemic challenges and failures in Child Development Services

Blindness and low vision

Submission 54: Sarah Murthy

Speech pathology workforce shortages and service delivery models

Dietetics and nutrition support

Submission 55: Private Citizen

Supporting parents/carers in introducing first solids and allergenic foods to infants

Submission 56: Hayley Cullen and Lily Pridham

Expert analysis of developmental paediatric workforce shortages and care needs

Submission 58: Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatric Society of Australasia

Concerns regarding early childhood development and support services

Submission 59: Jacqueline Scurlock

Increased funding and a Child Wellbeing Strategy for vulnerable children

Submission 60: Commissioner for Children and Young People Western Australia

Information regarding Communities programs, services and initiatives relevant to the Inquiry

Hearing loss and deafness

Submission 61: Hon Simone McGurk MLA

Concerns about CDS services and equitable access for regional children

Speech pathologyAudiologyHearing aids

Submission 62: Community Kindergarten Association WA

Child development services and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations

Peer support

Submission 63: Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth

Reducing Poverty and Improving Child Development in WA

Counselling

Submission 64: Anglicare WA

People living in place: Circumstances for early childhood development and learning

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderFetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Submission 65: Ngala

Analysis of child development service challenges and solutions

Submission 66: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Workforce pathways for child development services

Submission 67: Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University

Group therapy program for children with ADHD

PsychologyCounselling

Submission 68: Grace da Camara

Submission to the Inquiry into the Child Development Services

Submission 69: WA Council of State School Organisations Inc

Paediatric and Child Development Services in Remote Aboriginal Communities

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 2 more...

Submission 70: Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service

Challenges in accessing child development services for children in Western Australia

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyand 2 more...

Submission 71: Australian Childcare Alliance WA

Improving child development services for Aboriginal children in Western Australia

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyand 4 more...

Submission 72: Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service

Recommendations for Child Development Services in Western Australia

AutismGlobal developmental delayEating disorders

Physiotherapy

Submission 73: Australian Physiotherapy Association

Addressing workforce shortages and improving child development services in Western Australia

PhysiotherapyPsychologyand 2 more...

Submission 74: Australian Psychological Society

Child development services complaints

Submission 75: Health and Disability Services Complaints Office

Improving child development services and collaboration in the Pilbara region

Occupational therapyShort term accommodation

Submission 76: Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance

Improving child development services through integrated care and workforce support

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderand 6 more...

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 11 more...

Submission 77: Department of Health

Equitable resourcing for primary schools and child development services

Occupational therapySpeech pathology

Submission 78: Western Australian Primary Principals' Association

Challenges in accessing child development services for Aboriginal children in Western Australia

AutismGlobal developmental delayand 2 more...

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 2 more...

Submission 79: Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia

Occupational therapists’ analysis of child development service delivery in Western Australia

Occupational therapySpeech pathology

Submission 80: Developmental OT Association WA and WA Occupational Therapy Association

Integrating services to support the mental health of infants & young children

AutismIntellectual disabilityand 4 more...

PsychologyCounsellingPeer support

Submission 81: Western Australian Council of Social Service

Survey results on child development services in Western Australia