A4 send a submission to the United Nations for its preparation of a General Comment on the Rights of Adolescents. A4's submission focused on adolescents with ASD.

Use the link below to download A4's submission. 

A mother is demanding an apology from a Sydney hospital over the mistreatment and misdiagnosis of her autistic 9-year-old son.

A Canberra child psychologist has warned cuts to support for special needs students could force children to leave schools. 

And the $100-million federal savings have already had some parents in tears, when early intervention pre-schools were abolished, Dr Eryn Davies said.  

"If they keep cutting funding, for the schools and mental health as a whole, it's going to be a point where it would just be a mess," she said.

"They're going to have to completely push back in funding because people in this situation just won't function," she said. 

Here is a personal letter from Bob Buckley to the Executive Officer of Children with Disability Australia (CDA) ...

Dear Ms Gotlib,

I am disappointed by the position you take in the article Inadequate system failing students with disabilities (9 Apr 2015).

While the item says:

Nicky Phillips Science Editor

A study has found children with autism face up to a 4-year delay in their diagnosis. Photo: Supplied

By Sacha Payne

Disability advocates say revelations of a cage built for an autistic child at a Canberra school are just the tip of the iceberg.

The Principal of the school, which cannot be named due to privacy reasons, has been stood down as an investigation is launched.

The cage at the Canberra school was exposed following a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Images obtained by SBS show what some schools use as so-called withdrawal areas for autistic children.