A new book about ‘Living on the spectrum’ with Asperger’s, Autism and ASD My initial idea for this book was to just include positive…
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The Guardian – NDIS in crisis, say disability groups as complaints soar
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/26/ndis-in-crisis-say-disability-groups-as-complaints-soar
It’s time to get your kids out into the world
One of the key diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder, enshrined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 (DSM-5) is an ‘insistence on sameness.’ Indeed, this term was…
Different Journeys
Different Journeys is an ASD teen playgroup based in Victoria. It was born from two mothers who had found there were no opportunities for their…
What’s in a name?
ASD assessment/ diagnosis is like a teenager’s bedroom…a complete mess in need of a major clean up! In the same way that we often…
Never the silent witness
Like many Australians, I have been glued to the new ABC Podcast ‘Trace’ for the last week. My teenage son and I stumbled upon it...
Amelia & Me – Parenting by the seat of my pants
WHEN Amelia was a baby I had this nagging feeling that there was something intangibly different about her. The thought huddled somewhere in the back...
Sam’s Best Shot
Dr James Best lives in Sydney with his wife, Benison, and three sons. His youngest son, Sam, was diagnosed with ASD, aged 3, in 2004....
Experts condemn Pauline Hanson’s comments about children with autism – The Guardian
Education experts have condemned the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, for suggesting children with autism should be removed from mainstream classrooms so other students aren’t…
Pauline Hanson: meet my autistic child – SMH
Professor Brian Owler is an Autism Awareness board member, a neurosurgeon at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the former national AMA President. Read his…