This Month
Bees’ royal jelly may ease autism’s sting
Researchers have found that a component of royal jelly, the secretion from honeybees, can counter one form of autism.
- Jill Margo
Can a healthy diet help autistic children to thrive?
It’s early days but researchers are hopeful that diet could be a key factor in easing some symptoms of the condition.
- David Cox
December 2023
Mother’s plea: Don’t let kids such as Florence fall out of the system
Disability organisations supporting families with an autism diagnosis say no child should be left worse off under a new $10 billion plan for care.
- Tom McIlroy
November 2023
Australia’s record high autism rates ‘plausibly’ linked to NDIS
ANU study finds Australia’s child autism rate is among highest in the world, and it’s “plausible” this is due to the financial incentives created by NDIS.
- Tom Burton
August 2023
Why this professor might have an answer to spiking autism rates
Andrew Whitehouse says the earlier autism is diagnosed, the better for families, schools and societies. He’s testing and proving his theory in Perth.
- Julie Hare
May 2023
- Exclusive
- Education
How a new approach can help kids with autism
A program designed to help children from challenging backgrounds achieve academically is being used for children with autism.
- Julie Hare
April 2023
Over-diagnosing autism in children does them ‘a great disservice’
Over-diagnosing children with autism may be bad for the NDIS’s budget but it is also potentially bad for the children, says leading child and adolescent psychiatrist.
- Jill Margo
May 2022
NDIS fails to get more people into work
The $31 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme is failing to show the benefits of early intervention, and employment results for adults have deteriorated over the past few years.
- Tom Burton and Tess Bennett
April 2022
How to reduce autism prevalence and save the NDIS
A leading expert on autism says a new model of early intervention can reduce diagnosis of the disorder by a factor of three and could take pressure off the NDIS.
- Jill Margo
This executive’s life changed with an autism diagnosis
Barry Irvin’s autistic son Matthew has taught the Bega Cheese chairman a lot about the importance of teamwork, fragility and empathy as he sets about building a circular economy in the Bega Valley.
- Sally Patten
March 2022
‘Modest’ former actress gives $45m to LaTrobe Uni
Olga Tennison’s bequest is one of the largest single gifts to an Australian university in history and will fund La Trobe’s autism research centre in perpetuity.
- Julie Hare
Meet the CEO with a photographic memory
Raiz Invest’s George Lucas opens up about living with high-functioning autism.
- Sally Patten
Why I’m glad I was diagnosed with autism at 50
Autism It is exhausting and lonely. But in the aftermath of my formal diagnosis, I was grateful to have this new way of making sense of my lifelong weirdness.
- Emma A. Jane
August 2020
'Workplaces need more people like me'
Business leader Charlotte Valeur tells Maria Lally why, in her fifties, she has spoken out about her autism.
- Maria Lally
May 2019
My friend and mentor Les Murray - autistic savant
The life of British-born author Daniel Tammet was transformed when he discovered he and poet Les Murray, who died on April 29 aged 80, had more than a love of words in common.
- Daniel Tammet
April 2019
I could have made more money if I’d stayed in IT, says top author
Graeme Simsion has sold more than 5 million copies of his Rosie books, but that success hasn't changed how he lives.
- James Fernyhough
