It’s been 25 years since autism was redefined and the surge in diagnoses and research began. But while we’ve come along way in our understanding of the spectrum, advances in drug therapies has lagged.
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The Autcraft community offers a controlled and filtered environment for autistic children to play and socialise
Greta Thunberg’s critics say the climate activist is unstable, hysterical and mentally ill. That’s because she challenges the view that the world is theirs to conquer.
Minority opinions posted online can skew social consensus.
The myth that children grow out of autism can prevent parents from seeing and accepting their child as the wonderful human being they are and recognising their strengths.
Asking clear, concise, direct questions in job interviews can help employers hire highly capable, skilled workers with autism.
The link between testosterone and empathy is complicated. We don’t have all the answers yet.
A new study has found a link between being born by caesarean section and having a greater chance of being diagnosed with autism or ADHD. But there’s no evidence caesarean sections cause them.
This is how to design schools for autistic children.
What adults with autism told us about their everyday experiences.
Children with autism don’t usually begin therapy until they’re given a diagnosis, which rarely occurs before the age of two. But new research shows there’s benefit to starting early.
Employers that make accommodations for workers with autism can help all workers and make our workplaces more just and productive for all.
To understand what we suspect, so far, about the way in which some people with autism may see the world, we need to examine how we use the bank of experiences we have stored in memory.
Attributes of autism can have a hugely positive role in society.
Lee, who is blind and autistic, upended the assumption, held by many, that people with disabilities lack rich interior lives.
A new technology has enabled neuroscientists to examine the chemistry of individual brain cells. The finding reveal how genes are regulated differently in brain cells of people with autism compared to neurotypical people.
Autistic and artistic, you can be both.
A six-province study of principals finds those who prioritize spending time boosting staff report high levels of effectiveness supporting inclusive schools.
A medical model tends to see disability as an individual impairment, but disability — including autism — is part of all of our precarious, precious lives.
Parents of autistic children in Wales face a choice between English-medium specialist education or Welsh-medium mainstream education.
Top contributors
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Bath
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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Psychology, King's College London
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University
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Principle Academic in Psychology, Bournemouth University
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Doctor of Creative Arts; Writer and researcher, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director, Krongold Clinic (Research), Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Inclusive Practice, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor of Educational Studies in School Psychology, University of Calgary
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Lecturer in Inclusive Education, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
