Autism Spectrum

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL AUTISM STRATEGY? * The first National Autism Strategy and its action plan aim to improve inclusion, support and life outcomes for Australians

An increasing number of schools are implementing sensory rooms into their strategic plans, or repurposing existing rooms into dedicated calming rooms. “Calming

Employment can bring positive outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but ​new analysis says more long-term support is needed to help individuals reach

Being autistic, but not diagnosed, can lead to a lifetime of struggles and being misunderstood for women.

Young people with eating disorders may also have underlying and undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder, according to Flinders University researchers. Led by Professor

A new Australian collaborative Autism CRC study, led by Mater Research and The University of Queensland, has challenged the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome

A therapy for infants showing early signs of autism reduces the chance of the child meeting diagnostic criteria for autism

A 20-minute brain scan may one day be able to detect autism in children, a new study suggests. A group of international researchers, including University of

Identification of autism, followed by appropriate intervention, has the potential to improve outcomes for autistic individuals – but Flinders University experts say

Zebrafish are helping University of Queensland scientists discover how sound processing impacts people with autism spectrum disorder and Fragile X syndrome.

New research suggests people with autism may not have as much difficulty imagining the thoughts of others as previously believed. The brains of people on the

myWAY Employability, Autism CRC's new smart web platform for young people on the autism spectrum, was launched today by Jackie Coates, Head of Telstra Foundation. 

Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are calling for changes to mainstream health services as new research from the University of South Australia shows

A mutated gene found in people with intellectual disabilities that could be targeted for treatment has been identified by an international team including University of Queensland

It’s 25 years since the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

First-line health professionals must vastly improve their communication and engagement with parents if they are to help address the growing prevalence of autism among children,

Thirteen years of research has culminated in a ground-breaking method to detect autism in children through a simple eye scan, potentially identifying the condition years earlier

Danish researchers who studied more than 650,000 babies say there's no link between autism and the mumps, measles and rubella vaccine.

The comparative mortality of people with autism spectrum disorder is twice that of the general population, an Australian-first study by a UNSW PhD student and her supervisors

Children with autism are more likely to die from drowning than neurotypical children, yet parents have not been equipped to manage the risk, a report reveals.