Frequently Asked Questions

Who can attend our clinic for initial assessment? 

Children and adolescents with developmental, learning, behavioural, social and emotional difficulties aged 5-17 years old.

What age can my child continue to attend the clinic? 

Patients can continue seeing our Paediatricians until the age of 25 years as needed for ongoing management.

How long is my child’s appointment? 

Initial appointment varies from half day (4 hours) to full day (8 hours if medication testing requested) depending on assessment needs. Medication testing on initial appointment is reserved for patients travelling from a far and this will be confirmed at time of booking.

Review appointments vary from 2-2.5 hours depending on assessment and review testing requirements. 

​Psychology and Allied health therapy appointments vary but are mostly 50 minutes and will be confirmed at time of booking.

Does Child Development Clinic provide psychology and other allied health services? 

Yes, cognitive behaviour therapy, family counselling, behaviour management, parenting strategies and social skills training is available by our psychology team after initial assessment. Telehealth options is available for those coming from afar. 

Do you offer Speech Therapy and Occupational therapy services?

We are hopeful that this will be available in the near future with telehealth options to be considered for ongoing therapy. 

Can I get a repeat script without an appointment?

Usually not. Many medications that are prescribed by a Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrician are restricted "Schedule 8" drugs and clinical review is mandated for repeat prescriptions. This restricts our ability to provide repeat scripts without a clinical review.

What areas do we service?

Predominately NSW due to patient travelling time. We see patients from all over Australia including Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Woolongong.