THE following adjudication has been issued by the Australian Press Council.

The Press Council has considered a complaint about an article published on the news.com.au site on 23 November 2012, titled "Autistic man convicted of murdering WA mum". It concerned the conviction on that day of a man for the murder of his mother.

The ABC has a short video story, arising from APAC'13, about schools in Australia failing students with autism (see http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-10/school-system-failing-autistic-ch…). The item specifically says that schools do not address bullying appropriately.

The ABC has a short video story, arising from APAC'13, about schools in Australia failing students with autism (see http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-10/school-system-failing-autistic-ch…). The item specifically says that schools do not address bullying appropriately.

A man "crippled" by a lifelong autism spectrum disorder who became an accountant and then defrauded the Tax Office of $2.4 million in GST refunds has been jailed for a maximum of four years.

It was argued that jail would "terrify and traumatise" Philip Solimon Tadros who learned by rote to pass VCE with a university entry score of 65, completed his course but took six years to gain a practising certificate.

Autism — a neural developmental disorder characterised by impaired social interaction and communication — affects lots of Australians, including famous ones. Media personality Chloe Maxwell and her husband, former NRL player Mat Rogers, spoke publically about their son Max’s autism.

FROM Brooklyn in north Sydney to its namesake in New York City.

Ben McCarthy - who has Asperger's syndrome - is the state's youngest international award winning filmmaker at only 12 years old.

Inspired by the famous Wallace and Gromit series, the pint-sized film director took out the Trop Jr film festival and a gong at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival in New York with his claymation creation.

By LIA SPENCER

A SPECIAL school in Casey has defended their methods of dealing with students who display challenging behaviours.

Several parents have pulled their students from Marnebek School in Cranbourne due to complaints about the school’s discipline policies and the “prison-like” outside settings.

One of the parents has taken her complaints to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on the grounds of discrimination, and use of seclusion and restraints.

By Stephanie Gotlib

The PM has delivered on Gonski's recommendations for a funding boost to students with disabilities. Money is necessary, but will only go so far - attitudes must change too, writes Stephanie Gotlib

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has called for early intervention for children with learning difficulties to be part of the national disability insurance scheme.

Mr Abbott says the federal opposition supports DisabilityCare Australia in principle, but wants more detail on the government's proposal.

Visiting an autistic childcare centre in Melbourne on Tuesday, Mr Abbott said early intervention education should be included in the scheme.

"I think all of us want to see centres like this supported through the national disability insurance scheme," he told reporters.