A reignited debate centres around whether broadening the diagnosis of autism has made the diagnostic label no longer entirely fit-for-purpose.
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Problems identifying and responding to emotions in others is thought of as a core feature of autism. But our research shows there may be minimal differences in this aspect of social interaction.
A new study has found autism is the top risk factor for bullying among all neurodiversities.
Data linkage, assessing information from over 113,000 teenagers in South London, addresses important gaps in research on the mental health and socio-economic risk factors for self-harm.
The funds are allocated across a ten-year period, with most of the money redirected from defence spending.
Without a diagnosis, girls might experience social difficulties and traumatic situations – and grow into women who blame themselves.
Not every child with mental health difficulties has a diagnosis. An approach that focuses on symptoms rather than diagnostic labels can help support children who could benefit from treatment.
Early interventions might help protect autistic children from anxiety disorders in adulthood.
To successfully treat people with stem cells, you first need to know which cells are faulty.
This simple strategy could help your child safely negotiate dangerous situations such as getting lost in a public place or discovering a firearm.
Mathematics researchers have developed a technique for detecting autism that could eventually make a diagnostic process faster and less stressful for children and families.
Australians should be concerned about any shift to an intelligence model that is based on the introduction of greater powers on the one hand, and less oversight and governance on the other.
Our increasing connectivity and reliance on information technology is a vulnerability being targeted by two key threats: cyber attacks and the subversion of our democratic institutions.
Autism and vitamin D: an in-depth look at what the new study actually found.
As awareness of Asperger’s syndrome has risen within popular consciousness and culture, it has faded from clinical use.
Imagine a collaboratively-designed smartphone app that could provide cues to an autistic individual – about the emotional state of people they are communicating with.
Early intervention is key to treating autism, but how is a family to know which quirky childhood behaviours might be symptoms? An educational psychologist explains.
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.
Because the world can look different to a child on the autism spectrum.
Malcolm Turnbull has announced an expert panel to undertake a broad review of Australia’s intelligence agencies over the next few months.
Top contributors
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Educational Studies in School Psychology, University of Calgary
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Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Flinders University
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Professor of Accounting, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra) and Research Fellow (adjunct) - The Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University- NATO Fellow Asia-Pacific, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Mindfulness and Education, Flinders University
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Neuropsychology PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
