Dr Monica Cooper is a general paediatrician at The Royal Children’s Hospital working in the Department of Neurodevelopment & Disability. Monica works with medically fragile children with physical and intellectual disabilities. Monica’s clinical and research work focuses on movement disorders, saliva control as well as clinical ethics and decision making. Monica was the lead author for the AACPDM care pathway for respiratory health in cerebral palsy and has recently completed a PhD on the Epilepsies of Cerebral Palsy.

Monica is a paediatrician at RCH, specialising in neurodevelopmental disorders. Monica is very familiar with children with a CCD and understands the processes of accessing the NDIS.