‘A place to have fun’:Beach safety program aims to protect kids on the autism spectrum

‘A place to have fun’:Beach safety program aims to protect kids on the autism spectrum

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.

  • byAndrew Taylor

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‘Unacceptable’ wait to screen children for developmental delays,autism
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‘Unacceptable’ wait to screen children for developmental delays,autism

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.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
An unexpected hurdle in the path to getting my child vaccinated

An unexpected hurdle in the path to getting my child vaccinated

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.

  • byIan Rose
As We See It is not a typical portrayal of autism

As We See It is not a typical portrayal of autism

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.

  • byRobert Ito
‘Hi Jakob’:A boy,his mouse and the search for autism’s genetic codes

‘Hi Jakob’:A boy,his mouse and the search for autism’s genetic codes

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.

  • byLaura Ungar
Early birds find museum welcomes those on autism spectrum

Early birds find museum welcomes those on autism spectrum

Australian Museum has joined the growing list of venues catering for people with sensory sensitivities.

  • byEllie Mitchell
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Parents fight for autistic siblings to remain in specialist school

Parents fight for autistic siblings to remain in specialist school

Two siblings with severe autism have made remarkable progress in their intellectual development,such that specialist schools will no longer accept one of them.

  • byAdam Carey
Autism affects 1 in 44 US children new data suggests

Autism affects 1 in 44 US children new data suggests

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.

  • byLindsey Tanner
Gut feeling:Research flips relationship between gut health and autism

Gut feeling:Research flips relationship between gut health and autism

New research has flipped the common conception that the gut microbiome influences autism symptoms,instead showing the opposite relationship between the two.

  • byStuart Layt
‘Heartless bureaucracy’:Cancer patient’s struggle to get NDIS help for son
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‘Heartless bureaucracy’:Cancer patient’s struggle to get NDIS help for son

The mother of an eight-year-old boy with severe autism has detailed her “exhausting” administrative battle for NDIS funding while recovering from cancer.

  • byDana Daniel
Close to his heart:Trainer names Ricky Stuart Foundation as charity partner

Close to his heart:Trainer names Ricky Stuart Foundation as charity partner

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.

  • byChristian Nicolussi