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Cognition & Neurodevelopment

A child's brain undergoes massive change in the first few years of life, forming millions of new neural connections. They must quickly learn how to function in the world.

School Readiness Project

Investigating school readiness in ORIGINS' five-year-olds

The CUB Study

Communicating with and Understanding your Baby

Kindy Readiness Project

Reviewing the development and wellbeing of children, prior to them commencing kindergarten

Family & Lifestyle

ORIGINS sub-projects are investigating the best way to provide support to new parents and positively influence the health and development of their children.

Play time!

In this blog, Therapy Assistant and JASPER Practitioner Storme-Louisa Will offers some tips for promoting authentic and enjoyable play. 

Healthy and happy toileting

In this blog, Occupational Therapist Ally Raphael offers tips for successful toilet training.  

Telehealth can support families with their goals

In this blog, Speech Pathology Clinical Lead Aria May looks at telehealth and how it can support children and families with their therapy goals.

ABC Radio Perth DRIVE interview with Andrew Whitehouse

Professor Andrew Whitehouse recently spoke with ABC Perth’s Geoff Hutchison and Andrea Burns, Postgraduate Broadcasting Academic at ECU, for their ‘What Just Happened?’ segment which involves sitting down with a prominent Perth figure to get a sense of their life story and what matters most to them.