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Posted inAsk an Autism Researcher

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.
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Posted inHealth and wellbeing

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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Posted inNews

Vale Steve Silberman

Read about Steve Silberman's contributions to the Autistic community (This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license)
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Posted inOTARC Seminar Series Supports and practices for daily living

Establishing an early transcription skills program for Autistic children – Start Write

Children with developmental disabilities may experience difficulties in the early stages of learning to write, with some failing to become fluent writers over the longer term. In this presentation, Dr Ben Bailey will discuss recent findings on evidence-based writing instruction for Autistic children focusing on early spelling, handwriting and typing skills (transcription). The presentation will also introduce a new research project which aims to develop an early transcription skills program specifically for Autistic children (Start Write) in collaboration with Dr Karen Ray and members of the Autistic community, including Autistic adolescents, parents of Autistic children, educators and allied health professionals.