How did the AEDI come about?
The AEDI is based on the Canadian Early Development Instrument (EDI) and has been adapted for use in Australia. The Canadian EDI was developed by Dr Magdalena Janus and Dr Dan Offord at theﾠOfford Centre for Child Studies, Mc Master University, Canada. As of 2008, the EDI has been completed on over 520,000 Canadian children. In 2003, Australia began the adaption of the EDI, and became the AEDI. This was done by theﾠCentre for Community Child Healthﾠat The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne in partnership with theﾠTelethon Institute for Child Health Research, Perth.ﾠMore information on who’s who in the AEDI. The Australian GovernmentﾠDepartment of Education, Employment and Workplace Relationsﾠhas committed $15.9 million for the national roll-out of the AEDI. Read more about how the AEDI was developed.
