Welcome to the Australasian Society for Developmental Paediatrics (ASDP) Podcast
This podcast brings you engaging, insightful, and practical conversations with some of the leading minds in developmental paediatrics. Each episode takes a deep dive into the real-world issues faced in daily clinical practice, offering thoughtful discussion, expert perspectives, and clear take-away ideas.
The ASDP Podcast is a must-listen for anyone practising in, or with an interest in, developmental paediatrics.
We hope you enjoy listening.
The Future of Child Health: Equity, Advocacy and Innovation with Professor Sharon Goldfeld and Associate Professor Yvonne Anderson
Hosted by Dr Brad Jongeling, this insightful conversation with Professor Sharon Goldfeld and Associate Professor Yvonne Anderson explores the growing challenges facing children's health and development, highlighting the need to address health inequities through prevention, multidisciplinary care, stronger advocacy, and innovative community-based models. Drawing on the latest evidence, they discuss why paediatricians must look beyond individual patient care to champion systems-level reform, en...
7 Aug 2026
The Human Side of AI: Ambient Intelligence in Developmental Paediatrics
Hosted by Dr Brad Jongeling, this episode explores how ambient AI is transforming developmental paediatrics by reducing documentation burden, improving clinician wellbeing, and enhancing communication and advocacy for children and families through more personalised, accessible clinical documentation. Dr Catherine Skellern and Dr Angela Owens discuss the importance of governance, clinician oversight, and ethical implementation, concluding that AI is most powerful when it enhances—rather than r...
30 Jul 2026
The Power of Communication: Helping Every Child Be Heard
Hosted by Dr Sam Kaiser, this episode features Sally Kedge and Claire Alderson from Talking Trouble discussing how thoughtful, accessible communication can transform healthcare experiences, encouraging clinicians to use practical strategies such as plain language, drawings, visual aids, and checking understanding to ensure children and families feel heard and empowered. Together, they highlight that building strong relationships, sharing power, and adapting communication to individual needs a...
10 Jul 2026
Beyond Labels: Embracing Neurodiversity and Inclusive Care with Dr Andrew Marshall
Dr Andrew Marshall reflects on his career in developmental paediatrics, highlighting the importance of strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming care, inclusive services, and learning from the lived experiences of children and families, while sharing his work in autism, medical education, and gender-diverse healthcare. He also advocates for moving away from deficit-focused diagnostic language towards terminology that recognises neurodevelopmental differences as part of human diversity, emphas...
26 Jun 2026
Holding Uncertainty: A Lifetime in Developmental Paediatrics with Associate Professor Jill Sewell
Associate Professor Jill Sewell reflects on a career spanning five decades in community and developmental paediatrics, highlighting the importance of holistic, strengths-based care, sitting with uncertainty, and understanding children within the context of family and community. She emphasises that rising childhood anxiety, social pressures, and over-pathologising neurodiversity require a shift toward earlier support, stronger advocacy, and more thoughtful, long-term developmental care.
16 Jun 2026
From Assessment to Action: Managing Anxiety in Neurodivergent Young People
In this ASDP podcast episode, Dr David Chinn joins Dr James Carter to explore the complexities of managing anxiety in neurodivergent children, particularly those with autism and ADHD, highlighting the limited evidence for SSRIs in autism and the importance of careful assessment, tailored pharmacotherapy, and non-medication supports. The conversation also touches on ADHD prescribing reform in New Zealand and the importance of strength-based, person-centred care that builds long-term wellbeing ...
16 Jun 2026
S1. Ep10. Nurturing Minds Interview at the 2024 Annual Conference
In this episode, Dr Sam Kaiser, Chair of the Advocacy Committee speaks with child and adolescent psychiatrists Dr Solomon Shatanunda and Dr Harini Sundaravadanam during the 2024 Annual Conference (Gold Coast), exploring the complexities of prescribing medication for children with intellectual disabilities, developmental trauma, and complex behaviours. The discussion focuses on the risks of polypharmacy, emphasising the importance of comprehensive assessment, trauma-informed care, and no...
5 Jun 2026
The Power of Words in Healthcare with Rachel Callander
At the ASDP 2025 Conference in Queenstown, author and advocate Rachel Callander joined Dr Angela Owens and Dr Michael Parry for a powerful discussion on the impact of language in healthcare, highlighting how medical terminology can unintentionally cause harm and advocating for more compassionate, strengths-based communication with families. Rachel shares practical strategies for improving clinician/family partnerships, including reducing confusing medical jargon, reframing deficit-focus...
26 May 2026
Words Have Great Power: Keri Opai on Language, Identity & Takiwātanga
In this powerful ASDP Podcast episode, lifelong educator Keri Opai joins Dr James Carter to explore how language shapes identity, wellbeing, and the way we understand autism and mental health. Drawing on Māori perspectives and his internationally recognised term Takiwātanga ("in their own time and space"), Keri challenges deficit-based narratives and highlights the profound impacts words have on children, families, and communities
29 Apr 2026
In conversation with Dr Honey Heussler and Associate Professor Daryl Efron - Exploring Medications in Child Development
This conversation focuses on prescribing medications for children with complex developmental and mental health issues, covering topics like antihistamines, melatonin, CBD oil, and medications for anxiety, tics, and sleep disorders. Experts discussed concerns about long-term medication use, the role of alternative treatments, and the importance of careful documentation and reassessment in prescribing.
27 Apr 2026
Innovative Models - Pharmacy Role with Clinical Pharmacist Karyn Dahms
This episode discusses a pharmacist-led program at the Gold Coast Hospital that supports paediatricians in managing ADHD medication. This initiative, which began as a pilot in 2018 has grown significantly, alleviating pressure on paediatricians by handling medication management while also recognising broader patient needs. The program has successfully treated nearly a thousand patients and received positive feedback from families.
27 Apr 2026
Innovative Models - Tracking Cube with Professor Dianne Shanley
A conversation with Professor Diane Shanley, a clinical psychologist and an expert in implementation science. Interviewed by Dr Brad Jongeling at the 2024 Annual Conference, Gold Coast. Professor Dianne Shanley explains the Tracking Cube, a co-designed, tool-agnostic framework that breaks down neurodevelopmental assessment into six structured tiers to improve early identification and support for children, especially in remote and Indigenous communities. Developed with community input, it enab...
27 Apr 2026
In conversation with Dr Con Papadopoulos at ASDP Conference 2024
Dr. Con Papadopoulos reflects on his career blending acute and developmental paediatrics, highlighting the importance of managing complexity, fostering community-wide support for child development, and advancing ASDP’s role in uniting and guiding clinicians toward more dynamic, sustainable care models.
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