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Articles on Aspergers
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Employers that make accommodations for workers with autism can help all workers and make our workplaces more just and productive for all.
The final instalment to the Rosie Project trilogy points to greater awareness about neurological differences such as autism.
It’s important for the child and their achievement at school that there is a good parent-teacher-student partnership.
Even though people with autism are more likely to think about concrete stuff rather than abstract feelings, anxiety still exists and, if not recognised, can cause significant problems.
Only 16% of adults with autism are in full-time work.
Don Burke: the statements you made are false, and they have an impact far beyond your own circumstance.
New research reveals how autistic people use their strengths and interests to manage their condition.
Autism manifests in different ways. The signs are often less visible in women than in men, leading many to be underdiagnosed.
Unlocking the mystery of autism’s origin.
What is it like being an autistic academic?
Autistic defendants and prisoners are suffering at the hands of an out of date criminal justice system.
Men and women experience autism differently, which shows something revealing about where autistic characteristics may come from.
A recent survey of paediatricians found they often lacked enough information to accurately diagnose an Autism Spectrum Disorder in children.
Neurodiversity describes those who think, see and process information differently. And they can be an asset in the right workplaces.
Microsoft has joined those firms making efforts to hire autistic people – hardly surprising, with the benefits that could bring.
The news that Elliot Rodger, the 22-year-old confirmed by police as a suspect in the violent rampage which left seven people dead and 13 injured in Isla Vista, southern California, had Asperger’s Disorder…
MATTERS OF THE MIND – a series which examines the clinician’s bible for diagnosing mental disorders, the DSM, and the controversy surrounding the forthcoming fifth edition. For autistic people and their…
As knowledge and awareness of autism grows in the community, so do the myths. Autism is currently diagnosed according to behaviours which fit into three broad areas: social difficulties, communication…
The DSM giveth, and the DSM taketh away - this is the less-than-complimentary sentiment of many people within the autism community as the clock ticks down to the publication of the most eagerly-anticipated…
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director, Krongold Clinic (Research), Monash University
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Senior lecturer, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
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Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer, University of Plymouth
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University
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Lecturer in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Bath
