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Teachers urged to move beyond stereotypes

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Sarah Lansdown

One in five students in a class are likely to have some level of disability, but not all teachers have the evidence-based skills to cater for the diverse needs of students in their classes.

Angus Lange, 18, with his mum Sarah Lange talks about his struggle with dyslexia in school.

University of Canberra doctoral lecturer Julia Davies-Duff exposes her pre-service students to the latest research on best practice for teaching neurodivergent students.

Canberra: Families struggle to get ADHD or autism diagnosis

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 Lanie Tindale

There is never a dull moment in the Sugars-Daniel's "neurodivergent house", mum Rhi Sugars laughs.

But the struggle many Canberrans have in getting themselves or their child an autism or attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) diagnosis is no laughing matter, she says.

The mother-of-two lives in Lake Bathurst and works in Queanbeyan.

Khadija Gbla is now out of the disability closet and feels more powerful than ever

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By Khadija Gbla, as told to Carol Rääbus

Khadija Gbla always knew they were different from other kids, but the "D word" was never spoken in their household. 

As a black, femme-presenting refugee from Africa in Australia in the early 2000s, Khadija says their mother didn't have capacity to see the reasons for why her daughter was "odd" and not like the other kids.

"She had no room for disability. It's a luxury," Khadija explains.

NDIS Commissioner Tracy Mackey said she might have to resign over mistakenly misleading Four Corners, court documents allege

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Anne Connolly

The head of the government watchdog for the NDIS, Tracy Mackey, swore and said she might have to resign after she discovered she had mistakenly told the ABC the regulator had shut down a program where children with disabilities were abused, court documents allege.