diagnosis – Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre

In-Person Training Boosts Autism Support in Darling Downs

Darling Downs Health (DDH) has taken an important step in strengthening early autism-screening supports for young children across the region by hosting in-person training for their staff in the Social Attention and Communication Surveillance (SACS) tool, developed by the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) at La Trobe University.

LTU Digital Engagement and Recruitment November 25, 2025

Front cover of Catalonia’s 2025 Health Protocol The cover shows a childes drawing of happy people and animals with the text - Protocol d'activitats preventives i de promoció de la salut a l'edat pediàtrica: créixer amb salut.

Identification and diagnosis Impact stories SACS

Early autism identification integrated into Catalonia’s 2025 Health Protocol

Read about how our early autism identification research, including the SACS tool and the ASDetect app, has been integrated into Catalonia's 2025 national public health protocol.

Alex Haschek July 31, 2025

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Academic 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.

Jake Mulligan June 24, 2025

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Identification and diagnosis News

What is AuDHD? 5 important things to know when someone has both autism and ADHD

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

Alex Haschek December 11, 2024

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Autism and the senses Autistic Adults Camouflaging

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.

LTU Digital Engagement and Recruitment November 15, 2024

Identification and diagnosis

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

Alex Haschek July 25, 2023

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Autism perspectives Events Health and wellbeing

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.

Alex Haschek May 10, 2022

Autism and gender News

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.

mdenham November 21, 2019

News

Early Signs of Autism

Interview with Dr Josephine Barbaro on ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program.

Dr Barbaro discusses the parent perspective on early Autism diagnosis

mdenham March 6, 2019

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Family wellbeing Health and wellbeing Study summary

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.

mdenham March 26, 2015