This week Lu talks to special guest Dr Anna Cronin about the latest research and future directions in the care of children with cleft lip and palate.

Find out more about Anna's work here:

https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/our-people/anna-cronin

Research we discuss:

Cronin ,A. (2020). Toddlers with cleft palate: Enhancing communication through holistic child-and family-centred practice.

Cronin, A., McLeod, S., & Verdon, S. (2020). Applying the ICF-CY to specialist speech-language pathologists’ practice with toddlers with cleft palate speech. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57(9), 1105-1116.

Cronin, A., Verdon, S., & McLeod, S. (2021). Persistence, strength, isolation, and trauma: An ethnographic exploration of raising children with cleft palate. Journal of Communication Disorders, 91, 106102.

Cronin, A., Verdon, S., & McLeod, S. (2020). Working with toddlers with cleft palate: Learning from clients and families. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 22(2), 101-110.

Huang H-H, Hsu J-W, Huang K-L, et al. Congenital cleft lip and palate and elevated risks of major psychiatric disorders: A nationwide longitudinal study. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 29(2), 637-647. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104523120066

Junaid, M., Slack-Smith, L., Wong, K., Bourke, J., Baynam, G., Calache, H., & Leonard, H. (2022). Association between craniofacial anomalies, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder: Western Australian population-based study. Pediatric Research, 92(6), 1795-1804. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-022-02024-9

Tillman, K. K., Hakelius, M., Höijer, J., Ramklint, M., Ekselius, L., Nowinski, D., & Papadopoulos, F. C. (2018). Increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in children with orofacial clefts. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 57(11), 876-883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.06.024