Autism Spectrum

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New autism guidelines aim to improve diagnostics and access to services

HealthTimes - 31-10-2018

Andrew Whitehouse, University

 
Helping families improve early literacy skills for children on the autism spectrum

HealthTimes - 15-06-2018

A shared book reading intervention to help language and literacy skills in preschoolers on the autism spectrum has been successfully delivered by Griffith University and Autism

 
Experts says autistic adults need more help

AAP - 17-05-2018

There is concern older Australians on the autism spectrum are being let down by mental health professionals who lack awareness of the developmental condition.

 
People should know how to support an autistic person

AAP - 14-05-2018

A new study has revealed less than a third of Australians say they know how to support an autistic person, despite strong awareness of the condition.

 
Free online course about autism, co-designed and delivered by people with autism

HealthTimes - 28-03-2018

The number of people with autism spectrum disorder has increased significantly in Australia in recent years, with around one in 150 people identified with autism*. Given

 
Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to autism behaviours

AAP - 21-03-2018

An Australian study has added to a growing body of evidence linking vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.

 
Pregnant mums with allergies or asthma linked to autism

AAP - 11-10-2017

A new study has found children with autism are more likely to have severe social symptoms if their mothers had chronic asthma or allergies while pregnant.

 
Child psychiatry expert calls to review antipsychotic use in kids

AAP - 04-07-2017

An expert in child psychiatry says no child under the age of six should be prescribed an antipsychotic and would like to see a review of these medications.

 
Autism expert urges community to consider the benefits children with ASD bring to the classroom

HealthTimes - 22-06-2017

Professor Vicki Bitsika, Director for the national Centre for Autism Spectrum Disorder (CASD) at Bond University said the comments made yesterday by One Nation Leader Pauline

 
Australian teens with ADHD are struggling academically

AAP - 16-06-2017

An alarming 40 per cent of teenage students with ADHD are failing to meet the literacy and numeracy (NAPLAN) national minimum standards, research shows.

 

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