Research shows autistic people often don’t tell others,even though that can mean they’ll fail to get the support they need and be put at increased risk of mental health concerns.
Next week,Back to Back picks up theatre’s International Ibsen Award. Why? For making audiences question their assumptions - and sometimes feel uncomfortable.
For Sandra Thom-Jones and many other autistic women,a romantic endeavour can be the ultimate masking experience.
Organisations including software giant SAP,IBM and Westpac are hiring neurodiverse talent to give them an edge.
The Reason I Jump offers a profound insight into what it is like to be autistic,or more correctly,what it might be like.
The council of the Northern School for Autism has pushed for the government to fix a ‘dangerous’ shared space it has with two community groups.
Lyla,13,has been found safe and well after being missing for five days,police said.
NDIA staff have been directed to use an internal practice guide for determining how many hours of therapy children need,often ignoring expert assessments.
One size does not fit all. A choice of educational style,be it a special school or an integrated-mainstream one,is vital for children who differ in a plethora of intellectual and/or physical ways.
The surge in children being diagnosed with autism at age three or four is fuelling demand for specialist programs in preschools.
Heaps of my friends are autistic. They’re used to following a script to fit in,and yet the reason I get along with them so well is that I don’t have to worry about what they’re really thinking – because they tell me.