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The autistic and autism community is encouraged to participate in the Disability Royal Commission

Autism Spectrum Australia’s (Aspect) former CEO, Adrian Ford, has voiced his support for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability (Disability Royal Commission), and has encouraged people in the autistic and autism communities to participate to ensure that the rights of people on the spectrum were fully represented and considered.
Meet the ARCAP Team. From left to right: Dr Susan Bruck, Dr Trevor Clark, Shivana Chandra, Sabrina Agius, Emma Gallaghar, Ainslie Robinson, Kaaren Haas and Vicki Gibbs

Aspect announces new research centre for autism practice

With autism prevalence rates on the rise worldwide, understanding how to best support people on the autism spectrum and their families to realise their full potential is an increasingly important.
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Research shows children miss out on Vital Early Intervention Therapies due to delays in diagnosis

New research by Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) shows that up to 70% of children diagnose as being on the spectrum maybe have missed out important early intervention therapies due to delays in receiving a diagnosis.
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Statement from the Australian autism Alliance on the Release of the National Guidelines for autism Diagnosis

The Autism Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) has published Australia's National Guideline for the assessment and diagnosis of autism.
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Autism prevalence rate up by an estimated 40% to 1 in 70 people

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) has revised its autism prevalence rates from 1 in 100 to an estimated 1 in 70 people in Australia on the autism spectrum. That is an estimated 40% increase or around 353,880 people.
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New study to look at police interactions with people on the autism spectrum

This study aims to gather information from both adults on the autism spectrum and the families of individuals on the autism spectrum of any age about the nature of their interactions with the police in Australia, and to investigate the ways in which the traits of autism may impact on these interactions.
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