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Both Liberal and Greens had some autism/ASD specific elements in their policies before the 2010 Tasmanian election.

The ATAC group (see http://www.atac.asn.au/2010elections.html) asked a few specific question of the parties and published an advertisement in local papers publicising the positions of the parties (see http://a4.org.au/a4/sites/default/files/adwed17.pdf).

Recently, a new section about autism appeared on internet. It is a collaboration between The Guardian and the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The mains section is here http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/autism and there is a summary here http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/autism-summary.

The main site has the following section ...

Hi folk ...

I came across the following on Facebook ... see http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6852404620. I felt it is interesting. In particular, the title is catchy and should inform governmn ets in Australia.

Discussions about what people on or near the autism spectrum want or need ... or prefer will be ongoing for a long time to come. I expect different people will have their own goals, preferences and needs. There is no single solution no matter how carefully we search.

Two American grandparents are raising the global profile of the condition starting with a controversial debate in London tonight. Cassandra Jardine reports.

The Victorian Better Health website has a page on "autism" (see http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Autism). I see several problems with their page.

Autism/ASD has become a more significant issue in Australian Government.