ADHD questionnaires are sensitive but not specific. Give an ADHD screening questionnaire to 100 people, & 23 people will screen positive. Only 4 will actually have ADHD. Use the ASRS questions but ask & explore rather than asking the patient to self-score. - D Coghill #RANZCP2023

Are you interested in #dreams? I am so excited to launch our research study investigating dreams, nightmares, and spirituality! To participate, please go to our website👇#dreamteam ⁦@Sleep4Perform⁩ ⁦Dr David Cunnington⁩ ⁦Dr Rachel Menzies⁩ dreamteam.study

Do you #dream? Most people do, but there is very little known about what influences dreams. Participate in our ambitious, novel research. It will take around 20min. Study information: dreamteam.study Link to participate: bit.ly/3N3h7Qf #sleep #nightmares

Managing a chronic illness impacts the whole family, not just the child with a complex disability and/or health concerns. Kris Pierce ⁦Child UnLimited⁩

1 in 5 children has a chronic illness. This has an impact on their education, their mental health and their families. We need the social capacity to support them. #DrMoniqueRyan - We need better health transition for children moving into adult care. ⁦Child UnLimited⁩

To kick start #SleepHealthWeek, tomorrow we're bringing you an exciting addition to our monthly #SleepSeminarSeries, ft Dr David Cunnginton & our CEO, Dr Moira Junge. Join at 12.30pm AEST for their top tips on how to optimise your sleep & health! Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

There’s a big difference between how perfectly healthy humans sleep and how we are told to sleep to be perfectly healthy humans.

So true, particularly for #sleep. Changes in sleep are often / usually the consequence of changes in physiology. So don’t focus on the poor sleep score. Look at the underlying physiology to see what is driving changes in sleep.

Important world research highlighting how critical light days and dark nights are to maintaining mental health from Sean W Cain at ACS #depression #mentalhealth #sleep

Great to see this initiative from Australasian Sleep Association, that has been years in development, come full circle with the first batch of FDSM graduates. Congratulations to all involved. #SDU2023

Great to see light, circadian factors and their impact on mental health featured. Important work from Sean W Cain and collaborators.

Thanks Mark Butler MP for opening Sleep Down Under and recognising the key role sleep plays in physical and mental health and the importance of healthy sleep in health prevention. #SDU2023 #sleep Australasian Sleep Association

Amazing keynote talks on sleep, health and circadian rhythms from Professors Ruth Benca and Russell Foster. As a clinician who treats people with sleep and health problems and a sleep geek, my head is spinning. Exciting times ahead with new options for treatment. #SDU2023 #sleep

Taking the recommendation to get early morning outdoor light seriously! Sleep Down Under conference was awesome last week, but it’s nice to be back home for an early morning kayak. #SDU2023 #sleep

Congratulations to Sleep Health Foundation and collaborators on this important report outlining the role of #sleep as a pillar of good health and how critical it is to include sleep in preventative health strategies. vu.edu.au/mitchell-insti…

A number of people seeing me because of fatigue actually have burnout which can cause sleep disturbance and fatigue. Important to consider burnout rather than just focusing on ‘fixing’ sleep to improve fatigue.

Are you interested in taking part in our new study exploring dreams, nightmares & spirituality? 🛌💤 Help us understand links between sleep & mental health by completing our 20 min online survey! To learn more/take part: dreamteam.study Hailey Meaklim, PhD, DBSM Dr David Cunnington

"I want my ASO" message from the GETA attendees to Professor Steve Petrou from Praxis Medicines #GETA2024 #DEE #epilepsy #

"Rare epilepsies, as a group are not so rare, 1 in 591 children have a DEE" Prof Ingrid Scheffer #GETA2024 #DEE #raredisease

Thanks so much to the great Jetstar Airways ground staff at SunshineCoastAirport yesterday for help with managing my son who has hidden disability and was wearing his daffodil lanyard. All the staff recognised the lanyard and went out of their way to assist.