The Down Syndrome Victoria Podcast

Co-occurring diagnosis: Down syndrome and Autism, part one.

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We'd like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, on whose lands this podcast was recorded. We pay our respects to elders past and present.

In this episode Down Syndrome Victoria's Family Support Manager Sonia Bonadio interviews Royal Children's Hospital, Specialist Autism Team and Trisomy 21 Clinic Paediatrician, Doctor Laura Marco and a parent from our community, Cher Jimenez, about:

  • What a co-occurring diagnosis is, within the context of Down syndrome
  • The process of getting a diagnosis and some of the challenges that may present
  • How prevalent co-occurring diagnosis is for people with Down syndrome
  • What signs or characteristics might be an indicator of a co-occurring diagnosis
  • The experience of learning your child has a co-occurring diagnosis
  • Advice for parents

    • This episode is part one of a two-part series.

    Whilst this particular podcast discusses co-occurring diagnosis with a focus on Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), we wish to

    acknowledge that having a co-occurring diagnosis can include ADHD, OCD and a number of other conditions. The very definition of co-occurring diagnosis is
    one condition occurring simultaneously with another or others, meaning it is not limited to ASD.

    To speak directly with the Family Support Team at Down Syndrome Victoria please email [email protected] or phone 03 9486 9600.

    For further information:

    • Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, ⁠Complex Trisomy 21 Clinic⁠
    • ⁠Down Syndrome Victoria⁠
    • Down syndrome and Autism
    • Dual Diagnosis of Down syndrome and Autism
    • Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • ADHD and Down syndrome
    • Mental Health and Down syndrome
      • ...more
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