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.
Making waves in autism awareness: A review of The Stimming Pool
The Stimming Pool is a revolutionary film merging documentary and fiction, co-directed by UK-based Autistic artists. This article is a review of the film from a sensory-friendly screening session at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2024.
Sensory-friendly learning: Strategies for inclusive classrooms
A classroom scene showcasing a table cluttered with diverse learning materials and supplies for students
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Like many women, I didn’t know I was autistic until adulthood –how late diagnosis can hurt mental health and self image
For many women, an adult autism diagnosis feels like a "lightbulb moment" of self-understanding. For Dr Moseley, their own came in their late 20s, reshaping how they viewed their lifelong struggles to fit in. While autism in girls often goes unnoticed, growing awareness is helping more women to find clarity and community.
Posted inAsk an Autism Researcher Causes of Autism
Gut bacteria don’t cause autism. Autistic kids’ microbiome differences are due to picky eating
Recent research has shifted the focus from gut bacteria causing autism to diet-related microbiome changes. The study suggests that picky eating, common in autistic children due to sensory sensitivities, plays a larger role in microbiome diversity than previously thought.
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Heritability of autism
The 'fever effect' refers to temporary behavioral changes observed in some Autistic children during a fever. This blog explores the latest findings on the fever effect and its potential links to immune system activity.
The ‘fever effect’ in autism
Gut bacteria don’t cause autism. Autistic kids’ microbiome differences are due to picky eating
Autistic teens transitioning from high school
For Autistic young people, finding the right path after high school can feel overwhelming. If university isn’t the best fit, what are the other options?
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Autistic people and those with ADHD are more likely to have eating disorders. Here’s why – and how this affects their treatment
Content warning: The following blog post contains content about eating disorders.
More than 1.1 million Australians are estimated to be living with an eating disorder. Around one-third of these people are neurodivergent.
So why are neurodivergent people, such as autistic people and those with ADHD, more likely to experience eating disorders than the broader population? And how does this impact their treatment?
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PODCAST: Seeing into the future of autism detection
OTARC's Associate Professor Josephine Barbaro and Duke University's Professor Geraldine Dawson speak to Andrew Saintsing, PhD, Intern, and Stephanie DeMarco, PhD, Managing Editor of the Drug Discovery News Dialogues podcast about early identification of autism.