Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia

The Department of Social Security is charged with managing the development of Australia's National Autism  Strategy.

The consultation process for the first draft strategy has closed -  see https://engage.dss.gov.au/developing-the-national-autism-strategy/

A4's "silver buckshot" response to the draft National Autism Strategy prepared by DSS staff is available from the links below.

Sarah Martin

Australia says it is committed to inclusive education. But the reality for the one in four schoolchildren who now have a disability is far from that.

Most Australian parents take for granted that their child will attend school and receive an education.

Nicole Rinehart, Monash University; David Moseley, Monash University, and Michael Gordon, Monash University

ABC Investigations/By Anne Connolly and Ninah Kopel

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbR3K4L2XnA 

What scientists should, or shouldn’t, research is usually poured over in funding boards and ethics committees. But the future of autism research is now commonly argued over on social media - as the autistic community speaks up about the type of research carried out, and the language used.

Newsnight’s Science and Technology Correspondent Kate Lamble reports.

The National Autism Strategy Oversight Committee has released it's draft strategy for comment.

Please review the draft strategy and be encouraged to respond. 

see

• https://engage.dss.gov.au/developing-the-national-autism-strategy/draft-strategy/ 
• https://engage.dss.gov.au/developing-the-national-autism-strategy/ 

The Ehlers-Danlos Society 

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Studies show that people with joint hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) have a higher likelihood of being autistic than would be expected by chance.