Mental health services are failing young autistic people
A new survey of young autistic people highlights the difficulties they face in accessing mental health services.
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Are autistic people at greater risk of being radicalised?
People suffering from autism could be far more vulnerable to falling under the spell of terror organisations on the look-out for new recruits.
Pauline Hanson is wrong – we need to include children with disability in regular classrooms
Evidence shows that the senator's comments on the burden of children with disability are misleading.
Research in autism-friendly technology needs to improve to make a real difference for people
There are plenty of apps that people with autism can use for learning, play and communication. Not all are designed with autism in mind, so what can we learn from any online user feedback?
Autistic people are three times more likely to have hallucinations
Brain chemicals could explain some of these experiences, but so could bullying and social isolation.
GPs urgently need training on autism
More than a third of GPs have had no training on autism.
How robots can help us embrace a more human view of disability
Improving the lives of people with autism through technology has benefits for us all and encourages society to take a more inclusive view of disability
Autistic people can hear more than most – which can be a strength and a challenge
A noisy environment can be hell for a person with autism. On the plus side, they are more likely to have perfect pitch than a non-autistic person.
How parents can help autistic children make sense of their world
People tell each other stories every day about the things they've seen and done. For many children with autism, this kind of personal narrative doesn't come easily. Here's how parents can help.
Friday essay: moving autism on TV beyond the genius stereotype
The introduction of a new Muppet on Sesame Street represents an encouraging cultural shift in the portrayal of characters with autism. But there is still a way to go.
Video feedback may help babies ‘at risk of autism’
Early intervention for children with autism just got earlier.
Testing times – what it’s like to sit an exam as an autistic child
Why a common sense approach is needed when it comes to autism and primary school tests.
Touch in infancy is important for healthy brain development
New research underscores the importance of positive touch in infancy.
Is there a test your child can take before getting vaccinated, as Pauline Hanson said?
Speaking on the ABC program Insiders, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson suggested there are tests available to see if children will have an adverse reaction to vaccinations. We asked three experts.
President Trump, you need a lesson in autism – here it is
Donald Trump claims that there is a tremendous increase in the number of people with autism. Is he right?
Autistic academics give their thoughts on university life
What is it like being an autistic academic?
Britain’s criminal justice system doesn’t know what to do about autism
Autistic defendants and prisoners are suffering at the hands of an out of date criminal justice system.
Children learn empathy growing up, but can we train adults to have more of it?
Some people are good at understanding the emotions of others but not at feeling them or commenting on them. So can we teach people the parts they lack?
New study finds common link across autism spectrum disorders
One of the big questions in autism research is whether autism is a single disorder or many different disorders that happen to present in the same way.
People with autism make more logical decisions
They gamble less with their hearts than their heads.
Top contributors
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Winthrop Professor, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Fellow, and Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University
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Professor in Autism Education, UCL
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Senior Teaching and Engagement Fellow, UCL
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Deakin University
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Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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Senior lecturer, Macquarie University
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Researcher in Enteric Neuroscience and Autism, University of Melbourne
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Principal Research Fellow, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
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Senior Lecturer, City, University of London
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Associate Professor in the School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Autism, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science, UCL
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Lecturer, Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Salford
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