Evidence suggests the NDIS led to Australia having some of the highest rates of diagnosed autism in the world.
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Research reveals a clear preference for how neurodivergent adults want to be described, though not everyone agrees.
Parents want to see if medicinal cannabis can help their child’s behavioural or emotional problems. But the evidence isn’t in and there are potential safety concerns.
A new study linking Pittsburgh’s air pollution to thousands of deaths each year has been published just as the EPA moves to weaken pollution standards.
Effective support revolves around addressing the origins of this behaviour
The idea that autistic people lack a ‘theory of mind’ has shaped ASD research for 40 years. The evidence never supported it – and it’s time to move on.
Every autistic child has individual strengths and needs. New research investigates how a category of ‘profound autism’ could impact their diagnosis and supports.
It’s a common misperception that autistic people are always unemotional.
We finally have more detail on how Thriving Kids will work. But families of kids with autism and developmental delay may still be wary.
Re-reading Jane Eyre after my diagnoses of autism and ADHD, her journey resembles the struggles of autistic women who learn to mask. I’m not the first one to see it.
Paracetamol can safely treat fever and pain at any stage of pregnancy. And it’s important, as leaving fever untreated can be dangerous for the mother and baby.
Expert researchers give their view.
It can be exhausting for autistic people to live in a world designed for neurotypical people.
Decorations brighten winter, but certain lights can be overwhelming and headache inducing.
Diagnosis rates are rising because the NHS pathway is overwhelmed and fragmented, not because distress is being exaggerated.
The CDC website used to state, clearly and correctly, that the evidence shows no link between vaccines and the development of autism.
The book Someone Like Me offers deeply human insights into what it means to live in a neurotypical world as a neurodivergent person.
A new survey shows parents and carers have strong ideas about how a program for kids with disability could be designed.
South Africa needs to take pragmatic steps to plug the shortcomings in the data that’s collected on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Have you ever wondered whether your pet has ADHD? Research is showing the answer is complicated.
Top contributors
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Bath
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Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Assistant Researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Psychology, King's College London
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Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Neurodevelopment Program, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow in Child Neurodevelopment, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Honorary Professor, University of Wollongong
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Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Psychologist, La Trobe University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW