Certain groups of autistic people die 30 years younger than their peers, say charity Autistica, calling for an immediate review into autism deaths.

Premature deaths among autistic people are at “shocking levels” according to a charity report which found that certain groups with the condition die 30 years younger than the general population.

Half of all disability deaths in care over the past six years potentially could have been avoided, Queensland's public advocate has found in a damning review.

The landmark report warned of "catastrophic outcomes" if changes weren't made as the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme increased the load on disability services in coming years.

•  Michael Fitzpatrick 

Autism's premature mortality rate

Natasha Bita

Half a million school students have a disability or learning ­difficulty, according to confidential data that exposes a surge in the number of children needing extra help in class.

A former Queensland police officer has left Bali amid allegations he was offering to cure children of autism and other diseases despite having no medical training.

Christopher William Savage returned to Amamoor in the Sunshine Coast hinterland after Indonesian medical authorities began investigating his activities last week, News Corp Australia reports

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015…

Alan Jones gives a monologue on what Bob Buckley thinks/says ... 

then talks with Prof. Andrew Whithouse.

This is for Alan Jones fans.

http://www.2gb.com/article/alan-jones-%…

For the first time, a nationally-consistent approach to supporting children with developmental delay or disability will exist with the release today of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) Approach.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has worked with some of Australia’s leading early childhood intervention practitioners and researchers to design a best-practice approach that is family-centred and importantly, supports children to achieve good outcomes on a case-by-case basis.