The need for a diagnosis of autism early in a child’s life to secure NDIS support may have “unforeseen consequences” as they face the long-term stigma of being labelled disabled, National Disability Insurance Agency chair Kurt Fearnley says ..read more

Dear Mr Shorten, firstly, I want to say thank you for the NDIS. It’s a scheme with the very best of intentions to give people like my son, Ben, their best chance at fulfilling their potential — and I love that we are lucky enough to live in a country where people in power care ..read more

of the Royal Commission into into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (DRC) has surprisingly little to say about Autistic Australians. The full report is a dozen volumes ..read more

of the Royal Commission into into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (DRC) has surprisingly little to say about Autistic Australians. The full report is a dozen volumes ..read more

Dear Mr Shorten, firstly, I want to say thank you for the NDIS. It’s a scheme with the very best of intentions to give people like my son, Ben, their best chance at fulfilling their potential — and I love that we are lucky enough to live in a country where people in power care ..read more

This is particularly so for children with developmental concerns and delay, who should be receiving “foundational supports” through maternal and child health services, early childhood education and schools, Bruce Bonyhady said ..read more

of the Royal Commission into into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (DRC) has surprisingly little to say about Autistic Australians. The full report is a dozen volumes ..read more

of the Royal Commission into into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (DRC) has surprisingly little to say about Autistic Australians. The full report is a dozen volumes ..read more

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Clinicians advise some children with severe/profound or classic autism that they need intensive early intervention for their autism. There is history of evidence that many of these children (though not all) make substantial gains through such intervention. There are numerous research reviews that summarise research on early intervention for children diagnosed with "autism" under the DSM-IV (and DSM-IV-TR), including ..read more