Child Psychiatrist David Dossetor's Discourse!
Please see links below to a collection of David's written articles for the Journal of MHCAIDD.
Articles sorted by year.
Developmental Psychology and Psychiatry: Helping families understand and love their child with intellectual and developmental disability by Dr David Dossetor, Child Psychiatrist. 2026 PDF
The rights, responsibilities and challenges of parents for the mental wellbeing of children with intellectual disability, ASD and neurodiversity. A contemporary independent commentary by Dr David Dossetor, Child Psychiatrist. 2025 PDF
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in intellectual disability (ID) and autism. A literature review and case example by Dr David Dossetor. 2024 PDF
The clinical assessment of development and the implications for understanding social and communication disorders and associated challenges of adjustment. A tribute to Lorna Wing (1928-2014). 2022 Dr David Dossetor. PDF
Are we nearly there? Caring for a child with intellectual or developmental disabilities: a roadmap from a developmental psychiatrist by Dr David Dossetor. 2021 PDF
Self-Injurious Behaviour: Challenging the cycle of distress! Multi-disciplinary, multimodal models of examining behaviour by Dr David Dossetor 2020 (2) PDF
The 10 year celebration of the CHW School-Link and the Journal of Mental Health for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by Dr David Dossetor. 2020 (1) PDF
Some personal guielines for prescribing for the mental health needs of children and adolescents with intellectual disability and/or autism. Dr David Dossetor. 2019 PDF
A pilot multidisciplinary clinic at an ASPECT autism school by a specialist mental health team by Singhal, D., Butterworth, T., Dossetor, D. and Wong, M. 2018 . PDF
Behavioural phenotypes: The changing role of the neurodevelopmental psychiatrist; genetic simplification only serves to illuminate complexity by David Dosseotor. 2018 PDF
Ewan's Story: Psychosis in Intellectual Disability and Autism by Dr David Dossetor. 2018 PDF
Catatonia: an under-recognised, acutely treatable condition in young people with intellectual disability/ASD by Dr David Dossetor. 2017 PDF
The Future of Our Children’s Mind, Spirit and Soul: Will the digital revolution destroy them or can schools grow them? by David Dossetor. 2016 (3) PDF
Engaging learners with complex learning needs: A review by Dr David Dossetor. 2016 (2) PDF;
Violence in children and adolescents with an intellectual disability and the importance of safety by David Dossetor. 2016 (1) PDF;
The Developmental Psychiatry Clinic by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2015 (2) PDF;
What will the NDIS do for subspecialty expertise and the multidisciplinary services for complex mental health problems of young people with intellectual disability? Implications from the Centre for Disability Study’s review of the Developmental Psychiatry Clinic by David Dossetor. 2015 (1) PDF;
Adolescent Strugglers and Copers: How cognitive stress and anxiety precipitate or protect psychosis in the developmental brain vulnerabilities of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome or Velo Car-dio Facial Syndrome (VCFS) by David Dossetor. 2014 (2) PDF;
Diagnosis, Psychotropic Medication and Outcome in an audit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Patients by David Dossetor 2014 (1) PDF;
Draft Guidelines on the Pathways to Care for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability and Challenging Behaviour and/or Mental Health Problems by David Dossetor. 2013 (3) PDF;
"A stitch in time saves 83" Health Economics for Mental Health and Intellectual Disability by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2013 (2) PDF;
Better Health Services for People with Intellectual Disability in NSW by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2013 (1) PDF References;
Moving to Learn, Learning to Move: The importance of Motor Development in Mental Health and Intellectual Disability by Associate Professor Dr David Dossetor 2012 (2) PDF;
Mental Health Problems: Disorders of Social Development caused by maladaptation's of ‘Theory of Mind’? A Developmental Psychiatry View by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2012 (1) PDF;
How much do we value families and how much does it impact on children with intellectual disability? by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2011 (3) PDF;
Identifying factors that impede training and service development for mental health of children and adolescents with intellectual disability by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2011 (2) PDF;
Behavioural Phenotypes: A Window into the Mechanisms of the Mind by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2011 (1) PDF;
Appreciating the more important things of Life: Professor Trevor Parmenter’s Festschrift by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2010 (3) PDF;
Clarifying concepts of disturbance, disorder and mental illness in children and adolescents with intellectual disability by Associate Professor David Dossetor. 2010 (2) PDF;
Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Literature Review Excerpt by David Dossetor, Jodie Caruana, Hebah Saleh and Helen Goltzoff 2010 (1) PDF;
How much should we worry about the mental health needs of children and adolescents with or without intellectual disability? by David Dossetor PDF;