Child psychiatry and neurodevelopmental disorders

A 7-year-old boy is brought by his mother with a letter from his teacher. For the past year at school he cannot stay in his seat, blurts out answers before ques…

Clinical rotations · common

An 18-month-old boy is brought by his parents because he has no words. He walked at 13 months and runs and climbs well. He does not point to show things, does n…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 5-year-old boy with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy is reviewed in a community clinic. His mother says every meal now takes 45 minutes, that he coughs and…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 15-year-old boy is brought to a general practice by his exasperated mother. Over the past year he has argued about every household rule, dyed his hair, spends…

Clinical rotations · common

At an immunisation visit, the mother of a 3-year-old boy says he hits his 10-month-old sister several times a day, usually while she is being fed. She has tried…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

An 8-year-old boy is brought in by his mother, who describes fourteen months of daily arguing with adults, deliberate refusal to follow instructions, blaming hi…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 2-year-old boy attends with his mother after his childcare educator commented that he "plays on his own". He walks and runs well, uses about sixty single word…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 9-year-old boy is brought by his mother, who has completed a standardised parent rating scale scoring highly for inattention and hyperactivity. She says he ca…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

An 18-month-old boy is brought back to the general practice by his father. At his 15-month check he was walking, waving goodbye, using eight words and handing h…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 3-year-old boy is assessed because he is behind his twin sister. He walked at 22 months and now runs stiffly but symmetrically; tone, power and deep tendon re…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 30-month-old boy is reviewed after the practice nurse completed an Ages and Stages Questionnaire with his mother. He scores below the cut-off for communicatio…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 3-year-old boy is brought by his mother, who says he never sits still, runs off in car parks and has been asked to leave two childcare centres. He was born at…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 15-month-old girl is observed in a research playroom during brief separations from and reunions with her mother. On each reunion she runs towards her mother,…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 14-year-old boy is brought in by his mother because of his behaviour over the past two months. Since his parents separated he has sworn at teachers, walked ou…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 12-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder and moderate intellectual disability has been banging his head on walls and biting his forearms several times a…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 12-year-old girl has moderate intellectual disability and speaks only in single words. Her family has just moved to Perth. A chromosomal microarray was sent t…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 13-year-old boy is brought by his father because of daily shouting matches at home over the past 18 months. He argues with every request, swears at his parent…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 13-year-old boy has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by a paediatrician, who recommends immediate-release dexamphetamine alongside…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 15-year-old boy is referred by the Children's Court after a series of thefts. His mother reports that from the age of eight he lit fires in the backyard and r…

Clinical rotations · middle twist