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How to talk to your child about their autism diagnosis – the earlier the better
Associate Proffessor Josephine Barabro has some tips on how to talk about diagnosis
Responding to the needs of Autistic students in the school system
This article highlights the importance of timely support programs and evidence-based support programs that promote independence, participation, and success in school and beyond.
Seven Essential Tips for Parents Evaluating Autism Interventions
With over 400 therapies and services available, choosing the right autism support for your child can feel overwhelming. How do you navigate this growing landscape of options? In this post, we share seven essential tips to help parents evaluate autism supports, from identifying daily living needs to understanding diagnosis practices.
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Guiding change: Serbian autism guidelines highlight importance of employment support
Evidence-based research is guiding Serbia’s national autism screening guidelines, emphasising the need for specialised transition planning to improve employment outcomes for Autistic adults.
Suicide Prevention in Autism report and policy brief
Following a 2021 conference, a select group of lived experience experts and researchers met to draw together content from the conference into a final report and policy brief.
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Autism Honours Scholarship Recipients
The Sylvia Walton Scholarship for Autistic Honours students has enabled 3 dedicated students to begin their research careers.
Calling all sensory detectives and creators…
We know that most Autistic people, and some non-autistic, have sensory issues. For those on the Autism spectrum, noises that go unnoticed by many can sound like a booming drum.
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‘Being part of the final product’ – a student’s perspective on research
Josh is an Autistic undergraduate placement student and has offered valuable insights and perspectives to our research team resulting in a co-authored paper.
Posted inAutism perspectives Camouflaging Masking
Masking, Camouflaging & Compensating in Autism
Camouflaging, masking, blending in, compensating, impression management; we all do this to an extent. Imagine you’re invited to a work dinner with your colleagues. You get ready, thinking about what’s appropriate to wear, what to bring, and some topics to bring up (and avoid) if there are lulls in conversation. In Autism, the stakes are higher, and the task is more difficult. When social skills do not come intuitively, getting through this event requires cognitive effort, concentration and learning, a bit like doing complex algebra on the fly.
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Autism in Girls and Women
Autism in girls and women often presents differently than in males, with many girls masking their symptoms, leading to underdiagnosis and a need for more nuanced assessment approaches to uncover their unique experiences and support needs.