Water activities provide a refreshing escape from the heat, but without proper safety precautions, they can be a source of danger for autistic kids.
Articles on Autistic children
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Few diagnoses have broadened their diagnostic boundaries as much or as quickly as autism. This has affected those with the most profound disability.
Autistic teachers felt they were making a significant contribution to supporting inclusion in school.
Loud classrooms are a key cause of distress for autistic children.
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.
Parents of autistic children have much higher levels of stress than parents of children with other disabilities. And it’s not just about the autism itself.
Burnout, behavioral issues and a lack of support are 3 reasons why special education teachers are leaving the profession.
Our research found verbal imitation was rarer among autistic children.
Both parents and school communities can play important roles helping autistic children to thrive.
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.
Getting a good night’s sleep is essential for the whole family. Here are some tips to try if your child struggles with poor sleep.
Better screening when young people enter the youth justice system would help identify those who are neurodivergent.
Some parents worry about labelling their child with an autism diagnosis. But labelling happens regardless of whether parents discuss diagnosis or not. It can instead take the form of name-calling.
One of the best things you can do to encourage your kids to mask up is to model wearing one. There are other things you can try too.
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.
Clear strategies for communication and planning can be helpful for both autistic and neurotypical children in a time of upheaval.
Behaviours such as head banging, picking at the lips and chewing on harmful objects like stones make children with autism more likely to have dental health problems.
This is how to design schools for autistic children.
Parents of autistic children in Wales face a choice between English-medium specialist education or Welsh-medium mainstream education.
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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Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Senior Research Fellow in autism research, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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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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Criminology Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Clinical Psychologist, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Educational Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Psychologist, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Sociology/Director of Tizard Centre, University of Kent
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Associate Teaching Professor of Rehabilitation and Recreational Therapy, Florida International University
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Reader in Experimental Pragmatics, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge