Lewis Argall: My Dog Saved My Life
This year’s Inclusion Festival includes a variety of talks, events and presentations by some of Sydney’s…
Autism
‘Where the World is Quiet’ at the Focus on Ability Film Fe...
Director Ben Strum, finalist in the Focus on Ability short film festival 2025, on his Grace…
Minister for Disability announces $2bn foundational supports program
As the National Disability Insurance Scheme struggles to sustain demand, the government has turned its attention…
Thousands of Australians to be left out of disability support
Efforts to rein in spending in the NDIS are leaving autistic children, families and service providers…
Greens call for Medicare to include ADHD and autism assessments
Under what have been loosely termed 'Robin Hood reforms,' The Greens have announced a number of…
3MT: Revising Autism Diagnostic Questionnaires
Every year Macquarie University runs the ‘three-minute thesis’ competition where PhD students are given three minutes…
Evidence Supports Community Approach for Children Diagnosed with Autism
Currently, 1 in 10 Australian children aged between 5 and 7 access the National Disability Insurance…
National autism strategy draft: is Australia a step closer to improvin...
The medical profession has backed the federal government's draft strategy aimed at improving the work and…
Autism Awareness Month: why Asperger’s Syndrome is an outdated t...
April is Autism Awareness Month, and over the last decade much has changed in the way…
NDIS shifts focus: personalised autism support
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is making significant updates in how it supports people with…
Access to education for Australians with disabilities still a challenge
Last week, the Disability Royal Commission released a report about the NDIS and the challenges Australians…
What is the Hidden Disability Sunflower?
Not all disabilities are visible. That's why the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative is used around the…