Voices for Change: Stakeholder Perspectives on Childhood Diagnostic Delays in Western Australia
Shane Grundy, Declan R. Walter, Lucy M. Macloughlin, Melinda Bridges, Frank D. Baughman · 2026
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Shane Grundy and four co-authors gathered in 2026 the views of parents, teachers and health workers on long waits for child developmental assessment in Western Australia. Over seventeen thousand children were waiting, with a median wait past fifteen months. The team surveyed seventeen parents, ten educators and nine professionals with open questions. Three complaints dominated the answers: too little funding, long waits and missing support.
Parents described stress and anger at wait-and-see replies. Teachers reported strain in supporting children who had no diagnosis yet. Clinicians asked for cleaner referral routes and more specialists. The authors recommend more funding, workforce incentives and clearer pathway information for families. They say the shared view across groups strengthens the case for reform. The study gives policymakers a ground-level picture of the backlog.
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| CREATOR | Shane Grundy, Declan R. Walter, Lucy M. Macloughlin, Melinda Bridges, Frank D. Baughman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |