Dino and Esther chat with Senior Clinical Psychologist Kerry Burke, who established the Children's Early Development Assessment Service (CEDAS) at Psychology South Australia.

When assessing, Kerry discusses the importance of understanding the whole child before jumping to diagnostic boxes. Kerry shares key strategies when working with highly anxious children and girls living with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kerry also unpacks the importance of a collaborative relationship between a child's psychologist and OT. 

Kerry refers to the following resources:

• Hey Warrior by Karen Young (Australian Psychologist) https://www.heysigmund.com/products/hey-warrior/
• Hey Sigmund website by Karen Young  https://www.heysigmund.com/
• The Owl and the Guard Dog by Cosmic Kids

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