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Sep 10, 2020
8 min

Celebrating Neurodiversity in the Classroom

Tracy Murray has witnessed a lot of change in her 27 years of work in classrooms. But in her view, no shift has been as radical—or as posit

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Inside scientists’ quest to map, modulate social circuits in autism

Jonathan Shar

Aug 18, 2020
5 min

Inside scientists’ quest to map, modulate social circuits in autism

One of the biggest mysteries in autism research is understanding how the condition’s discrete set of traits emerges from a multitude of...

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Jonathan Shar

Aug 17, 2020
2 min

Disability inquiry on COVID-19 impact

People with disability, their families and advocates are expected to testify before a royal commission about their experiences during the c

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Jonathan Shar

Aug 14, 2020
5 min

Motor difficulties in autism, explained

Most autistic people — 87 per cent, according to the latest estimate — have some sort of motor difficulty, ranging from an atypical gait to

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Red Cross decision to shut Lady Lawley Cottage leaves families struggling to find respite care

Jonathan Shar

Aug 13, 2020
6 min

Red Cross decision to shut Lady Lawley Cottage leaves families struggling to find respite care

Key points: The Red Cross announced in May it was shutting Lady Lawley Cottage There are concerns families have been left without s

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New report uncovers COVID-19 mental health toll on NFP sector

Jonathan Shar

Aug 11, 2020
3 min

New report uncovers COVID-19 mental health toll on NFP sector

The financial pressures placed on charities and not for profits during the COVID-19 pandemic are beginning to have an impact on the mental

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Mental health website for people with intellectual disability created with help of those with lived

Jonathan Shar

Aug 4, 2020
4 min

Mental health website for people with intellectual disability created with help of those with lived

Key points: Figures show almost 470,000 Australians live with an intellectual disability About half of them will experience mental

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Younger people living in Melbourne aged care homes fear for their safety as coronavirus spreads

Jonathan Shar

Aug 4, 2020
4 min

Younger people living in Melbourne aged care homes fear for their safety as coronavirus spreads

Key points: About 1,500 younger people with disabilities live in aged care in Victoria Many are there because they couldn't access

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First dynamic modelling of national suicide prevention strategies released

Jonathan Shar

Aug 3, 2020
3 min

First dynamic modelling of national suicide prevention strategies released

Dynamic modelling by researchers from the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre has revealed key findings that show what strategies..

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Sharing your story with Disability Royal Commission

Jonathan Shar

Jul 26, 2020
2 min

Sharing your story with Disability Royal Commission

As at 30 June, the Royal Commission has received 1141 submissions 47 per cent have been from people with disability

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1 in 5 Australians are struggling with mental health – what does this mean for ECEC?

Jonathan Shar

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

1 in 5 Australians are struggling with mental health – what does this mean for ECEC?

A new report, released yesterday by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (AIHW) confirms how widespread mental illness...

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Only one fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the same learning period

Jonathan Shar

Jul 24, 2020
0 min

Only one fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the same learning period

Only 22% of family members and carers of students with a disability agreed they had received adequate educational support during pandemic.

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Jonathan Shar

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

How to Deal Anxiety

I’ve known for a long time that I have anxiety.

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Jonathan Shar

Jul 20, 2020
4 min

Changing Places toilets for severely disabled people to be compulsory in new public buildings

More than 250,000 severely disabled people will have greater access to public places after the government moved to make Changing Places.

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Celebrating Neurodiversity in the Classroom

Inside scientists’ quest to map, modulate social circuits in autism

Disability inquiry on COVID-19 impact

Motor difficulties in autism, explained

Red Cross decision to shut Lady Lawley Cottage leaves families struggling to find respite care

New report uncovers COVID-19 mental health toll on NFP sector

Mental health website for people with intellectual disability created with help of those with lived

Younger people living in Melbourne aged care homes fear for their safety as coronavirus spreads

First dynamic modelling of national suicide prevention strategies released

Sharing your story with Disability Royal Commission

1 in 5 Australians are struggling with mental health – what does this mean for ECEC?

Only one fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the same learning period

How to Deal Anxiety

Changing Places toilets for severely disabled people to be compulsory in new public buildings

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