Every day,my 16-year-old visits the stranger who saved him,and me

Every day,my 16-year-old visits the stranger who saved him,and me

Hers was not the first phone call I’d received like this,but it was the first one I’d taken from a complete stranger.

  • byBernadette Morley

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'Getting in early':WA to trial Australian-first autism program

'Getting in early':WA to trial Australian-first autism program

WA researchers hope fill a gap for autism early intervention services in an Australian-first trial.

  • byHamish Hastie
I'm an autistic WA woman,and I reject'quiet hour'at Coles
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I'm an autistic WA woman,and I reject'quiet hour'at Coles

"Coles,I reject your disrespect toward myself and my son,and the reinforcement from society we are not worthy of consideration all the time,at times convenient to us."

  • byGeorgie Elle
Seven WA schools to get innovative autism program

Seven WA schools to get innovative autism program

Seven more schools in Western Australia will offer a specialist learning program for students with autism spectrum disorder from 2019.

  • byRyan Johnson
WA Coles stores turn down the volume to support customers with autism

WA Coles stores turn down the volume to support customers with autism

As part of a program set to be rolled out nationwide,Coles stores have introduced a"quiet hour"to better help shoppers on the autism spectrum.

  • byRyan Johnson
‘I’ll break ya neck’:Carer admits threatening autistic boy,denies assault

‘I’ll break ya neck’:Carer admits threatening autistic boy,denies assault

An ex-FaCS worker has confessed to verbally abusing and threatening an autistic,non-verbal boy he was looking after at a government-run respite care centre.

  • byShannon Tonkin
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60 Minutes taken to task for'undignified'autism segment

60 Minutes taken to task for'undignified'autism segment

The peak body for people on the autism spectrum has criticised 60 Minutes for showing confronting footage of an autistic boy acting violently towards his mother.

  • byBenjamin Millar
Magnet treatment could improve social skills of young people with autism
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Magnet treatment could improve social skills of young people with autism

Trials have already shown promising results,but is reading other people’s emotions always all it’s cracked up to be?

  • byAisha Dow
Perth to get multi-million dollar'inclusive'playground where everyone's welcome

Perth to get multi-million dollar'inclusive'playground where everyone's welcome

The playground's design aims to allow children of every ability to play,catering for all physical or intellectual considerations.

  • byDavid Allan-Petale
Special needs school transport for autistic boy refused

Special needs school transport for autistic boy refused

Some families were knocked back because their child's school was in their priority enrollment area,and others because it was too far away.

  • byEmily Baker
Autism screening tool may not detect the condition in some women

Autism screening tool may not detect the condition in some women

The latest research suggests a widely used screening tool may be biased towards diagnosing more men than women.

  • byRachel Moseley&Julie Kirkby