Patient stories

Austin, who has been diagnosed with a stutter

Austin’s wish for more understanding about stuttering

Austin Sanday is an active, happy nine-year-old from Queensland, who enjoys video games,...

Hearing loss patient Teddy Cottrell

Saliva test screening babies for leading cause of infectious hearing loss

When Victoria Cottrell's son didn't pass his newborn hearing screening tests she thought...

Call for rare intellectual disability disorders to be added to newborn screening test

If Anu Madan knew her daughter's diagnosis early on, she may have been spared the pain...

Research trials key to finding better treatments for Fragile X

Clinic helping transgender kids make the transition

Mac Zamani knew from an early age the gender he was assigned at birth wasn't the one he...

Allergy patient Emerson

Hoping one day to be free of food allergies

The first time Emerson tried cow's milk he broke out in hives and his eyes and lips...

Lachie refuses to let disability define him

Determined not to be defined by a disability

When Lachie was told he couldn't take part in a primary school swimming carnival because...

Children laughing in a park

Genomic medicine is changing lives for kids and families

Cases like Sebastian's demonstrate the incredible power of genomic research. When...

James and Toni Bloor

Hoping to prevent heart damage for kids with cancer

James was five years old when he became unwell. His glands were swollen, and there was a...

Antoinette Barallon and her family

Helping other kids overcome their food allergies

There are a lot of food allergies in our family. My stepson has food allergies, so I was...

Speech disorder patient Daisy and her mother Emily Weight

Overcoming a debilitating speech disorder

It was heartbreaking to watch helplessly as my gregarious little girl turned into a shy,...

Professor Angela Morgan with Sian and her mother

Learning to embrace life with a stutter

I was five when my teacher told my parents that she thought I might have a stutter. They...

PURA syndrome patient Sarah and her mum Melinda

How a diagnosis can make a world of difference

Finding a needle in a haystack. That's how doctors and researchers explained it to us....

A child holding and adult's hand

Changing the game for children's kidneys

Twice a week, Charlotte Matthew's family would take her on a four-hour round trip for...

Womans hand holding the hand of a newborn infant

My twins were born 10 weeks premature

Mother of twins Jess Wheller shares her experience after hearing about MCRI research...