Masking or camouflaging is where people conceal certain traits and replace them with neurotypical ones to avoid being recognised as visibly neurodiverse.
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Would it lessen the ‘Australianness’ of the 20th century pub if we understood the ‘lavatory’ tiles in a broader context?
Uber is eyeing a service to take children wherever their parents would otherwise have to drive them themselves. Some might see it as a lifesaver, but it’s problematic for many reasons.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong is travelling to China to mark the half-century anniversary of a relationship that has ridden the vicissitudes over that time.
La première description du clitoris des serpents pourrait changer ce que nous pensons savoir sur l’accouplement et la parade nuptiale chez les reptiles rampants.
The first description of the snake clitoris may change what we think we know about mating and courtship among the slithering reptiles.
A new book argues that very rarely it is ethically justifiable to deceive to get a story. But mostly it’s a dangerous and harmful practice that adds to the public’s mistrust of the media.
The use of unreliable, discriminatory automated recruitment tools is on the rise – and they’re completely unregulated.
Posséder de solides muscles fessiers n’est pas seulement une question d’esthétique : c’est aussi essentiel pour la santé musculo-squelettique.
The human Y chromosome could disappear over time, putting our species in jeopardy. But some rodents have managed just fine without it – and we now know how.
Young people in high-income countries now drink much less than their counterparts 20 years ago. But the opposite is happening in developing countries. Why? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The documentary Kickin’ Down the Door offers something far more nuanced than the well-thumbed tale of these national music icons.
New research shows rewilding with invertebrates – insects, worms, spiders and the like – can go a long way in bringing our degraded landscapes back to life.
Lyrebirds learn their songs from other lyrebirds. But when they’re raised in captivity, they learn our songs and sounds.
Time is running out to expand an agreement to relax patent rules on COVID vaccines. Members of the World Trade Organization should broaden its scope to treatments and tests.
Some parents worry about labelling their child with an autism diagnosis. But labelling happens regardless of whether parents discuss diagnosis or not. It can instead take the form of name-calling.
While there were positive developments out of the annual summits season, it was also clear just how significant the gaps are that exist between many of the world’s most important powers.
The days of freeze-fried astronaut ice cream are long behind us. What will humans eat on Moon colonies in the future? Carefully engineered space gardens could be the answer.
Our research into tourism tropes shows how advertising campaigns in Pacific nations recycle some troubling stereotypes.
The nation’s long-held desire to become an ASEAN member is at last moving - but exactly when and how it will achieve full membership remains unknown.
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Professor, School of Allied Heath, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
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Professor of Acquired Brain Injury, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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Professor and Academic Director (Indigenous Research), La Trobe University
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Principal Research Fellow and Associate Professor, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
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Professor of Law, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
