About Dr. Gada
Dr. Srinivas (Sri) Gada has had a distinguished service in the NHS for 25 years. He has worked as a Consultant Neurodisability Paediatrician at Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT for nearly 14 years. Sri has continued to work at the University of Oxford as a Senior Hon Clinical Lecturer in Paediatrics.
Sri is the Editor of Oxford Handbook of Community Paediatrics, published by Oxford University Press and is sold worldwide. He has been awarded Clinical Excellence Awards for delivering innovative services in the field of Child Disability and Child Development.
Sri has served in the NHS in various roles such as Lead for Clinical Governance, Lead for Oxford Down Syndrome Service, Lead for West Oxfordshire Child Development Team, Course Director, Educational Supervisor, as a Consultant Appraiser and more. Sri has delivered care to over 20,000 children with complex needs, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams. His work has been covered by BBC Radio, ITV, and Oxford Mail.
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Sleep Difficulties in children with Autism and ADHD: How to address them effectively? “Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together”, said Thomas Dekker. This is true in both medical and literal sense, as good sleep is essential for attention, memory, decision making, behaviour, mood, and academic performance. Sleep difficulties are prevalent. 20-30% of typically developing children could have sleep difficulties. Sadly, they are even more common in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Up to 1 in 2 children with these disorders could have difficulties with sleep. There are various types of sleep disorders in children. In this article, I have focused on sleep problems that are more common in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. I have briefly covered the… Continue Reading
Anxiety in children with Autism & ADHD : How to deal with it ? ‘Life is ten per cent what you experience and ninety per cent how you respond to it’ (Dorothy M Neddermeyer). This is very true when it comes to anxiety in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, as effective interventions can prevent unintended consequences. Every one of us has experienced anxiety and worry. After all, fright, flight and freeze are evolutionary survival responses. All children, like adults, experience fears and worries. But most of these fears are temporary, and most children outgrow them. However, in a proportion of these children, worries and fears are persistent and distressing. When these fears and worries start affecting a child’s life or functioning at home or school, then that is not normal. Such anxiety or fear needs… Continue Reading