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Posted inAutism perspectives Educational and vocational engagement Health and wellbeing

At school and in danger: Why we need to end the bullying of Autistic students and how we can do it

Autistic students are not safe in Australian schools. A new submission to the Australian government calls for urgent, evidence-based action to end this crisis.
Posted by LTU Digital Engagement and Recruitment August 7, 2025
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Posted inAcademic Neurodiversity

Spotlighting the work of Dr Dianne Blackwell

Meet Dr Dianne Blackwell, a researcher with the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) whose work bridges clinical expertise and lived experience.
Posted by Jake Mulligan August 4, 2025
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Posted inAcademic Autism perspectives

Dr Melissa Gilbert, researcher

Dr Melissa Gilbert is a researcher at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre whose work is helping to shift long-standing assumptions about autism and gender.
Posted by Jake Mulligan June 24, 2025
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Posted inAcademic

Endowed Chair Professor Dawn Adams

Dawn previously worked at the Autism Centre of Excellence at Griffith University, where her work won several awards. Her research focuses on autistic mental health and wellbeing.
Posted by Jake Mulligan June 10, 2025
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Posted inNews

Everyone isn’t ‘a little bit autistic’ – here’s why this notion is harmful

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Authored by Aimee Grant, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University. Read the original article here.
Posted by LTU Digital Engagement and Recruitment May 16, 2025
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Posted inEvents News

Professor Alison Lane attends Jizai Consortium in Sendai, Japan

Professor Alison Lane, Director of the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC), recently travelled to Japan to participate in the Jizai Consortium, an exciting multi-institutional event hosted by Tohoku University in Sendai.
Posted by LTU Digital Engagement and Recruitment April 28, 2025
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Posted inEducational and vocational engagement Student

PhD candidate Clare Kermond

Clare came to autism research from a background as a journalist, reporting and editing articles that addressed discrimination and the challenges of students with disability in school settings. She also has a number of close personal connections with Autism.
Posted by Jake Mulligan April 25, 2025
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Posted inImpact stories News Policy advocacy

The importance of evidence in shaping the National Autism Strategy

https://www.latrobe.edu.au/otarc/impact/contributions-to-policy
Posted by Alex Haschek February 21, 2025
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Posted inImpact stories SACS

ASDetect: Early identification of autism in the hands of parents

ASDetect is a free, scientifically validated mobile app that helps parents identify early signs of autism through video-guided assessments, improving access to timely diagnosis worldwide.
Posted by Alex Haschek February 3, 2025
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Posted inNews

OTARC research output list: Conference items, keynotes, invited talks, workshops,media and interviews

We present at conferences, provide workshops and interviews to communicate our research. The following are a list of research outputs since 2023.
Posted by Alex Haschek January 6, 2025

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