As part of the Thriving Kids program, Victoria plans to screen three- and four-year olds for developmental delay before they get to kinder and school.
- Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
Few diagnoses have broadened their diagnostic boundaries as much or as quickly as autism. This has affected those with the most profound disability.
Autistic kids need love, to learn through everyday activities and strong connections with family, culture and community. Here’s what’s best practice to support them.
All children have support needs. But some require more than is typical for their age.
An unintentional consequence of NDIS supports has been an emphasis on clinical settings. But children with autism are served better by naturalistic supports.
5 disability experts tell us their initial thoughts about plans to reform the NDIS and make it sustainable
The new national autism guideline says that we should remember to honour childhood. Sometimes that can get lost amid a weekly schedule of therapy sessions.
The new guideline was developed by a group of researchers, clinicians, and autistic people. They consulted with more than 1,000 community members.
Our landmark new report examined the evidence (or lack thereof) behind certain interventions, but applying it to individual children and families requires a tailored approach.
James Best took his son Sam, who has autism, on a six-month journey to Africa. The lessons learnt may encourage a slightly riskier approach to parenting and education for some children with autism.
In our study, it was the comparison groups of children who showed a visual learning style, not the children with autism.
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