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New research charts how preferences have changed over the past 45 years, and where they stand now.
Schools and families shouldn’t just be expected to absorb more responsibility. This is a chance for a radical rethink.
95% of autistic children suffer from sensory dysfunction. This can affect their ability to respond to temperature changes.
Parents are guided to respond to their child’s behavioural challenges in real time.
Water activities provide a refreshing escape from the heat, but without proper safety precautions, they can be a source of danger for autistic kids.
Bonnie’s story captures experiences that many neurodivergent families are familiar with.
Most autistic people support genetic research but fear how the findings might be used. Their concerns are becoming harder to dismiss.
As part of the Thriving Kids program, Victoria plans to screen three- and four-year olds for developmental delay before they get to kinder and school.
Long before autism or ADHD were diagnoses, people were navigating lives outside social norms.
A growing term for a familiar feeling: how ‘waiting mode’ captures the difficulty of time and anticipation.
Homelessness among neurodivergent people isn’t just about housing, it reflects repeated failures across support systems.
Social media platforms are shaping how we collectively think about mental health, a new study shows.
School trips offer rich learning experiences, but autistic children are not always able to access them fully.
A lot has to go right for the $37.8 billion in NDIS savings to be delivered without leaving disabled people to fall through the cracks.
Few diagnoses have broadened their diagnostic boundaries as much or as quickly as autism. This has affected those with the most profound disability.
New research shows that for every 10 boys identified with autism, only about two girls in a comparable situation were identified.
Beyond diagnosis, the real issue is who gets heard and what counts as knowledge about autistic lives.
People with AuDHD often find their traits and experiences don’t neatly fit into either category – and they can find themselves pulled in different directions.
Evidence suggests the NDIS led to Australia having some of the highest rates of diagnosed autism in the world.
Top contributors
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Bath
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Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Assistant Researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Psychology, King's College London
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Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Neurodevelopment Program, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow in Child Neurodevelopment, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Honorary Professor, University of Wollongong
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Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Psychologist, La Trobe University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW