The government plans to redirect some children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and onto a new program called Thriving Kids. When announcing the change last month, health and ...

While there is no cure for autism, various support options are available to help autistic people manage challenges and improve their quality of life. Support for autistic children includes ...

"There can be a real sensitivity to feeling 'different' along with fears of being judged, excluded, or labelled in ways that ...

Caregiver well-being has long been a topic of discussion in the autism community. The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), the federal advisory committee that coordinates and provides ...

At a very young age, Maxwell Huffman knew that he absorbed the world around him differently than most of his classmates. He was diagnosed with autism as a teenager, and nearly 20 years later, Huffman ...

Neurodevelopmental conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism affect about one in ten children. These conditions impact development, behaviour and wellbeing. But ...

Sensory differences are central to autism, influencing how everyday environments are perceived, experienced, and impacting overall well-being. By designing spaces that respect these differences, we ...

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from doing too much, but from spending years doing everything slightly wrong. Not because of a lack of effort or intelligence, but because the ...