Child Development & Digital Technology Lab

Focusing on if and how digital tech can support childhood cognitive and mental health. Led by @DrHannahKirk in the @turnerinstitute

[Dr Shane Huntington OAM @DrShaneRRR]

Big show this Sunday on @3RRRFM for @einstein_agogo with guests from @MonashUni (Sashka Samarawickrama) and @latrobe (Mathew G Lewsey @lewseylab). We will be discussing children's emotional responses to the environmental crisis and plant genome regulation and synthetic biology.
11am Sunday, 102.7FM

[Child Development & Digital Technology Lab @CDDTlab]

We want to understand your children's thoughts and feelings about the environmental crisis!
We are recruiting children aged between 9-12 years old to complete online surveys, for the Eco-Anxiety Assessment Project!
To express your interest, follow the link/QR code below!

[Child Development & Digital Technology Lab @CDDTlab]

Have ADHD or think you might? Join our unique survey and contribute to a better understanding of ADHD in the digital age. Your voice matters in shaping how ADHD is perceived online!

Scan our QR code to participate and make your voice heard!

#ADHD #TikTok #ADHDsymptoms

[Child Development & Digital Technology Lab @CDDTlab]

We want to understand your children's feelings about the environmental crisis. We are recruiting children aged between 9-12 years to participate in a one-on-one interview online!

To express your interest, click here: https://t.co/Hexowg8p2C

[Child Development & Digital Technology Lab @CDDTlab]

Embracing each person's uniqueness brings us together in the amazing tapestry of #neurodiversity! 🌈 #inclusion #ADHD #ASD

[Child Development & Digital Technology Lab @CDDTlab]

Our lab develops virtual reality and game-based interventions for children's mental and cognitive development 🧠. Stay tuned as we expand and refine our digital tools, pushing boundaries to support the next generation in the #digitalage. 🌈

#CognitiveTraining #MonashUni

[Child Development & Digital Technology Lab @CDDTlab]

Today is World Environment Day! Click on the image below, to check out what today is all about.

#BeatPlasticPollution

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A lot of our research in the CDDT Lab focuses on Executive Functions, how they develop, and how their development affects children’s lives 🧠✨ Complete the crossword below to find out what Executive Functions are and why they’re important!

#executivefunctions #neurodevelopment

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Social functioning is an important but often overlooked aspect of ADHD. Here’s what we found out about social functioning in teens with ADHD 🔎

#ADHD #socialfunctioning #ADHDinteens #ADHDresearch #socialanxiety #socialmotivation

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Are you a parent/guardian of a teenager with ADHD? Have your say about what treatments and programs teens with ADHD should look like, and what teens with ADHD need 💡 Email [email protected] to participate

#adhd #adhdinteen #parents #adhdresearch #focusgroups

[Child Development & Digital Technology Lab @CDDTlab]

Calling all teens with ADHD ✨ This is a chance to be directly involved in research that affects you! Have your say about what you want to see in treatments and programs for teenagers with ADHD by emailing [email protected]

#adhd #adhdinteen #research #adhdresearch

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Swipe to find out more about research Dr Erin Mckay conducted as part of her PhD, all about social difficulties in teens with ADHD
#adhd #socialdifficulties #adhdinteens #adhdresearch

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As we mark #AutismAwarenessDay, let's challenge stereotypes and #misconceptions about autism. Autism is a #spectrum condition. Do you know that no two #AutisticChildren are the same?"

#AutismAwareness #Autism #Neurodivergent #ASD #AutismResearch #InclusiveLanguage #AutismAccept

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To celebrate #WorldDownSyndromeDay here are some strengths of Down syndrome from cognitive neuroscience research!

#DownSyndrome #strengthsbased

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Welcome to the Child Development & Digital Technology Lab! Headed by @DrHannahKirk we are passionate about investigating how children are developing within the digital age, and creating evidence-based digital technologies to optimise childhood mental and cognitive health!

[Hannah Kirk @DrHannahKirk]

Adolescents with ADHD experience greater social difficulties and are less socially motivated than their neurotypical peers.

Could repeated social rejection and anxiety play a role?

Check out the @DRDILab's latest paper led by PhD student Erin Mckay: https://t.co/Ke5gk6fnJX