Dr Cathy Franklin

Profession	Psychiatrist
Job Title	Acting Director Mater Intellectual Disability and Autism Service
Organisation Name	Mater Misericordiae Limited, QLD
Areas of Special Interest	Down syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome Fragile X syndrome (refer page 25) Velo-cardio-facial syndrome Other syndromes associated with intellectual disability or autism (refer page 17)
Research relating to areas of special interest	Acute regression in Down syndrome
Adults or Children	Adults
Clinic Services	Outpatient assessment and management advice
Clinic Contact details	Mater Intellectual Disability and Autism Service Mater Intellectual Disability and Autism Service’s Clinical Coordinator T: (07) 3163 2524 E: midas@mater.org.au.
Clinic days/times	Tuesday and Wednesday
Other clinic details	Face-to-face clinic at Mater Young Adult Health Centre Brisbane: Service is for age 16+ State-wide service for residents of Queensland GP referral required
Telehealth consults	Available
Telehealth Information	Telehealth clinic for those in remote areas of Queensland, this is one of only a few services of this kind in Australia.
Transitional Planning – Paediatric to adult services	Not available
Transitional Planning Information	Not currently available

Email	cathy.franklin@mater.org.au
Phone	(07) 3163 8111

Dr Cathy Franklin

is prepared to be contacted by Medical Practitioners and other Health Professionals

Additional Clinical Information

Clinical Information
Prader-Willi syndrome
22q11.2 deletion syndrome
Fragile X syndrome

Fragile X-associated disorders: Don’t miss them

Autism CRC Knowledge Centre
Autism spectrum disorders
Australians with Down syndrome

Role of the Family Physician in the Care of Children with Down Syndrome

Information for Patients
Velo-cardio-facial syndrome
Autism CRC Knowledge Centre

What is Fragile X syndrome?

What is Down syndrome?

European Reference Networks (ERNs)

European Reference Networks (ERNs)
ERNs are networks for clinicians and researchers to share expertise, knowledge and resources, this information may be of use to Australian health professionals and researchers.

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