Podcast: Insight from school attendance research
Host Leisa Reichelt speaks with autism researcher and clinical psychologist Professor Dawn Adams about what the latest School Can’t research is showing.
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Can wearing a sensory vest help with anxiety in Autistic children?
Many autistic children have trouble processing sensory information, and this can make it difficult for them to regulate. Specialised clothing has been developed to help keep the sensory system calm. We need the help of autistic children and their caregivers to test the effects of a sensory vest!
Mental Health of Autistic Adults
Learn about the unique mental health challenges Autistic adults face, including diagnostic difficulties, co-occurring conditions, and tools like HADS, PHQ-9, Brief COPE and SAK-MI.
The nature of sleep difficulties in Autistic adults
Emma Baker, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, OTARC Alumni, on the types and causes of sleep problems in Autistic adults
Wellbeing in mothers after their child’s recent autism diagnosis
Honours student, Jackie Maya, asked mothers to complete questionnaires evaluating their levels of stress, anxiety and depression and the coping strategy types they use.
Autistic children ‘hearing voices’
Hearing voices isn't a typical feature of autism, but mental health conditions like schizophrenia can co-occur with autism. Learn more about this complex relationship.