Autism Spectrum Disorder

State treasurers say a meeting on NDIS reforms to be announced tomorrow was light on details, leaving states and territories waiting with everyone else to find out how a new round of savings measures will affect the disability scheme — and their budgets.

State election voting will be made quieter and calmer for neurodivergent voters in Victoria.

Grace Jarvis talks about everything from her experiences with autism, ADHD, queerness, and working in a sex shop in her stand-up. Her experiences with chronic illness? Not so much.

While serious workforce questions surround the new Thriving Kids scheme, the organisers of an existing program in Victoria believe its model could be scaled up. 

The family of a six-year-old girl with autism who fell from the cliffs at a popular NSW South Coast lookout a year ago want to see more inclusive public spaces.

The parents of a disabled teenager have lifted the lid on the toll lobbying the NDIS for adequate support has taken on their lives, saying they feel exhausted and let down.

An email on Wednesday afternoon saying autism support service AEIOU would close immediately left Canberra father Ben Paine scrambling to find childcare and support services for his four-year-old daughter Maddie.

In a statement published on Wednesday, early intervention care provider AEIOU announced the board had appointed external administrators to the organisation.

Community support helped a regional WA charity for children with autism secure a $3.1-million expansion.

Simon Lewis knew the Clune family, who died in an apparent murder-suicide last month, and says his own experience with his severely autistic daughter means he can relate "to what they were going through".

Lucy Horne has spent years perfecting a "sensory suit" to help her autistic son with overwhelming situations like going to the hairdresser, and now she wants to share it.

While growing up, people didn't make much sense to Summer, but chickens always did. Now, Summer is using what they learnt to help other children with autism understand human interactions.

An Adelaide clinical psychologist creates a simplified version of Dungeons and Dragons to help neurodivergent children and young people learn social skills and develop peer connections.

The federal government has released the model for its Thriving Kids program, aimed at setting up services and supports run by states and territories outside the NDIS.

Just months after US President Donald Trump warned women about taking paracetamol during pregnancy, a new study finds there is no evidence linking the painkiller to autism in children.

A Brisbane mum was worried about what her son would do after high school, so she created a transition program to help other neurodivergent young adults.

Catering to children with autism spectrum disorders, it is the first of its kind in regional Western Australia. 

Hayley masks their struggles so well in dance class that teachers can't tell. But when they get home, they collapse — sometimes missing days of school.

As a writer, singer, comedian, podcaster, author and single mum, Em Rusciano has become accustomed to navigating a chaotic life. The self-described "maximalist power queen" shares how she unwinds and how her approach to life has changed since going through perimenopause and being diagnosed with ADHD and autism.

Experts warn against signing up for autism therapies that are not evidence-based, as diagnoses rise.