I knew Assange was autistic - it explains why people read him unfairly

I knew Assange was autistic - it explains why people read him unfairly

The London-based Australian author,a friend of Julian Assange's,says his diagnosis did not surprise her,but it is significant.

  • byKathy Lette

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'The stigma contaminates the workplace':Perth man's personal mission to help others with autism

'The stigma contaminates the workplace':Perth man's personal mission to help others with autism

Tom Oliver is any manager's dream employee:he is extremely polite,always on time,and has a gift for routine. But he has experienced more discrimination than most.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
'His vision of paradise':Will Callaghan and the Mansfield farm with $24m plans

'His vision of paradise':Will Callaghan and the Mansfield farm with $24m plans

A month on from his incredible rescue off Mount Disappointment,autistic teen Will Callaghan has been loving life on a Mansfield farm.

  • byZach Hope
Therapy moves online for Queenslanders who struggle with change

Therapy moves online for Queenslanders who struggle with change

Autism Queensland is ensuring not much is changing about how Kate Pringle and others receive help during lockdown.

  • byStuart Layt
Good Weekend's Who Mattered 2019:Education

Good Weekend's Who Mattered 2019:Education

Peter Shergold:this university chancellor's reforms"could be felt in schools,universities and workplaces for decades". Plus:Geoff Masters and Vicki Baczynskyj.

  • byKonrad Marshall
At last,a dating show that's actually real

At last,a dating show that's actually real

While most reality programs go for tears and tantrums,this ABC series – starring people on the autism spectrum – takes a different tack.

  • byMichael Lallo
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'Minimal progress':State sued for'abandoning'autistic boy's education
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'Minimal progress':State sued for'abandoning'autistic boy's education

The mother of a 17-year-old autistic boy has sued the state over a school’s alleged abandonment of her son’s education.

  • byAdam Carey
Greta Thunberg shows what autistic people are capable of
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Greta Thunberg shows what autistic people are capable of

The Swedish climate change campaigner is an inspiration for autistic people like me.

  • byMadeleine Ryan
NSW reviewing'outdated'model for funding students with disabilities
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NSW reviewing'outdated'model for funding students with disabilities

The NSW government is reviewing the way it allocates $488 million in disability funding for public schools,amid concerns the system encourages"diagnosis shopping".

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Noisy wheels get the grease,but quiet ones need it,too
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Letters

Noisy wheels get the grease,but quiet ones need it,too

The quiet and timid child sitting unobtrusively at the back of the classroom may need the same amount of attention as a student who demands constant attention.

Romance novelist Helen Hoang writes about love on the autism spectrum

Romance novelist Helen Hoang writes about love on the autism spectrum

American writer Helen Hoang felt the tug of appeal of romance fiction at an early age,but had to wait 25 years to write her own.

  • byLisa Bonos