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What autism looks like in toddlers: VIDEO
The average age of ASD diagnosis is 4 years of age, despite the fact that about half of children with this disorder may be detected by age 14 months.
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Trusting your instincts
How maternal instinct can be a valuable tool for mums when they know something just isn't right with their child.
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Alzheimer's Disease is something we usually associate with the elderly.
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Toddler dies from suspected meningococcal disease
Mason Harvey Marks' family have remembered him as a "beautiful bubbly" boy after the 18-month-old's sudden death this week.
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Three-year-old suffers horrific burns after freak treadmill accident
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Flash photo reveals cancer in toddler's eye
When a dad noticed a glow emanating from the eye of his toddler in a photo, he knew it was the sign of something serious.
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Warning issued after thousands of children poisoned by hand sanitiser every year
If you're the parent of young children, chances are you're never too far away from a bottle of hand sanitiser.
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Family's grief over little Annabelle's deadly brain tumour
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Toddler reinfused with umbilical blood to help stave off diabetes
A Sydney toddler whose umbilical cord blood was stored to help treat her sister's Type 1 diabetes has had it reinfused after showing signs of the disease herself.
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The latest on taking antibiotics for ear infections
By age three, more than two thirds of children will have had at least one episode of acute otitis media (bacterial ear infection).
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Ikea to pay $US50 million over deadly furniture accidents
Ikea has reached a tentative settlement to pay $US50 million ($69 million) to three families whose young children were killed by the Swedish company's furniture.
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Summer berry smoothie for toddlers
For fussy eaters, smoothies can be a fun way to engage in the snack-creation process whilst also incorporating an array of nutrients important for children's development.
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'My son would have died': mum's push for answers after toddler sent home with sepsis
A mother has urged parents to listen to their instincts after her three-year-old son was sent home from an emergency department.
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