If diversity programs are to truly benefit Australia’s most disadvantaged groups, such as Indigenous people, more acknowledgement must be given to class and ‘intersectionality’.
Articles on Neurodiversity
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There are many benefits to being bilingual.
Masking or camouflaging is where people conceal certain traits and replace them with neurotypical ones to avoid being recognised as visibly neurodiverse.
Language used to speak about disability changes over time, and preferences shift due to advocacy and allyship, legal proceedings and empirical research.
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.
ActuallyAutistic, #AutismAcceptance and #AutisticAdults are all popular TikTok hashtags. But as much as TikTok can be liberating for people with autism, the conversation can’t stop there.
If you think you have ADHD, getting a diagnosis can be a long, frustrating and often expensive process. But it can give you access to treatments and change how you see yourself.
Research shows there can be profound business benefits to hiring people living with intellectual disability.
We have interviewed more than 80 young people since the start of the pandemic, in an effort to better understand the concerns of many disengaged, marginalised and disadvantaged young people.
These children are not getting the help they need to thrive at school and at home.
While most children still had some level of developmental difficulties, the therapy boosted their social communication skills, leaving them less likely to meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis.
Despite progress in promoting workplace diversity, prejudices keep the employment prospects for neurodiverse individuals shockingly low.
Instead of supporting autism through awareness campaigns that may portray autistic people negatively, consider learning about initiatives led by autistic people themselves. Here are five ways to start.
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Assistant Researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
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Assistant Professor in Psychology, Durham University
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PhD Candidate in Access to Healthcare for Autistic Adults, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Psychologist, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UniSA Creative, Adelaide University
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor in Educational Inclusion, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Disability Studies in Education and Inaugural Chair in Student Success and Wellness, Queen's University, Ontario
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Lecturer, International Management, University of Otago
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Professor of Psychology, Business School, Dublin City University
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Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Senior Instructor of Pediatrics and Developmental Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz
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PhD Candidate in Business Administration and Management, Concordia University