A six-province study of principals finds those who prioritize spending time boosting staff report high levels of effectiveness supporting inclusive schools.
Our societies would be kinder and better places overall if we considered what we can and do learn from autism.
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A medical model tends to see disability as an individual impairment, but disability — including autism — is part of all of our precarious, precious lives.
Mainstream schools aren’t always suitable for children with autism.
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Parents of autistic children in Wales face a choice between English-medium specialist education or Welsh-medium mainstream education.
Early intervention could make a difference. Here, protestors gather at Queen’s Park in Toronto on March 7, 2019 to protest changes to Ontario’s autism program.
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An inclusive education researcher says the government’s consolation plan to boost school funding for autism services with no investment in early childhood education flies in the face of evidence.
The very short list of winners, and a growing list of losers, in Doug Ford’s Ontario does not bode well for the government’s political future – or the province.
In 2016, parents protested the previous Ontario Liberal government’s decision to cut therapy for autistic children aged five and older. Moves by Ontario’s Conservative government have also raised concerns.
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Britain’s education system doesn’t know what to do about children with autism.
Parents may need to play the advocate for their child, especially if their child has a disability which affects their ability to communicate.
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The Harry Potter universe has become a popular setting for stories featuring autistic characters, written by young writers eager to tackle a complex topic.
This study found children with autism could be effectively supported in mainstream childcare.
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Hannah Waddington, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jessica Tupou, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Larah van der Meer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Unlike Australia, New Zealand doesn’t fund early intervention therapy for autistic children, but there are programmes pre-school teachers and parents can use to help kids develop.
Wanting to change a person’s autistic behaviours is like attempting to correct left-handedness or sexual preference. The modern workplace should see strength in difference.
You can’t test for autism with a simple blood test or scan, which can make the diagnostic process difficult and dependent on the skill and experience of the clinician.
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Current rules about who meets the eligibility criteria for autism support services are patchy and inconsistent, meaning those with the greatest need don’t necessarily have the greatest access.
Approximately 11 per cent of Canadian mothers report consuming alcohol during pregnancy, which can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in their children.
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With an estimated prevalence of four per cent, fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) is more common than autism. And yet is it surrounded by myth and stigma.
Scientists and soldiers deal with alien invaders in the new Predator movie, but how does the science stack up? With brains and brawn you’d think they’d know how to keep an alien tied down to a table.
Studies suggest that pregnant women might be influenced by medical myths on social media.
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Pregnant women often get medical information from social media and websites, many of which contain misleading and false information about vaccination. Could OB-GYNs help educate them better?