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Is Australia's health system failing kids with autism?

Health Times - 18-02-2020

Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are calling for changes to mainstream health services as new research from the University of South Australia shows

 
Gene network spars future autism treatment

Health Times - 11-12-2019

A mutated gene found in people with intellectual disabilities that could be targeted for treatment has been identified by an international team including University of Queensland

 
It's 25 years since we redefined autism - here's what we've learnt

Health Times - 13-11-2019

It’s 25 years since the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

 
Parents left in the cold when it comes to kids with autism

Health Times - 24-10-2019

First-line health professionals must vastly improve their communication and engagement with parents if they are to help address the growing prevalence of autism among children,

 
Revolutionary eye scan to detect autism unveiled

HealthTimes - 21-08-2019

Thirteen years of research has culminated in a ground-breaking method to detect autism in children through a simple eye scan, potentially identifying the condition years earlier

 
Danish study shows there's no link between autism and childhood vaccine

AAP - 05-03-2019

Danish researchers who studied more than 650,000 babies say there's no link between autism and the mumps, measles and rubella vaccine. The

 
Death rates in people on the autism spectrum twice those of the general population: new research

HealthTimes - 05-03-2019

The comparative mortality of people with autism spectrum disorder is twice that of the general population, an Australian-first study by a UNSW PhD student and her supervisors

 
Children with autism are more likely to die from drowning than neurotypical children

AAP - 25-02-2019

Children with autism are more likely to die from drowning than neurotypical children, yet parents have not been equipped to manage the risk, a report reveals.

 
Mandatory training helps MCH nurses diagnose Autism in the second year of life

Nicole Madigan - 12-11-2018

Nurses play a pivotal role in the early diagnosis of autism, which is why all Victorian Maternal and Child Health Nurses will undertake routine training to hone their skills

 
An Australian study links autism to toxic air pollutants

AAP - 06-11-2018

Children aged up to three years are more at risk of developing autism when exposed to toxic air pollutants, an Australian study shows. Young

 

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