Ollie Henretty treads water like a jellyfish,but his mum hopes a modified Nippers program builds her son’s confidence out of the water as well.
The average waiting time for a child assessment in the public system has blown out beyond two years at several services across Greater Sydney,while some have slashed waiting lists by changing criteria.
When my 10-year-old decided he was an anti-vaxxer,I realised that I would have to tread a fine line between persuasion and coercion.
Jason Katims,the creator of Amazon’s gentle dramedy about three twentysomethings who share an apartment in LA,was determined to change the way TV depicts autistic characters.
US researchers are studying mice,which have the same genetic abnormality as Jake Litvag,in a bid to understand the mutation that’s linked to a rare form of autism.
Australian Museum has joined the growing list of venues catering for people with sensory sensitivities.
Two siblings with severe autism have made remarkable progress in their intellectual development,such that specialist schools will no longer accept one of them.
A separate CDC report released said that children were 50 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with autism by age 4 in 2018 than in 2014.
New research has flipped the common conception that the gut microbiome influences autism symptoms,instead showing the opposite relationship between the two.
The mother of an eight-year-old boy with severe autism has detailed her “exhausting” administrative battle for NDIS funding while recovering from cancer.
A trainer has nominated the Ricky Stuart Foundation as his charity of choice to receive a percentage of his Golden Eagle winnings – because his own son has autism.