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Starting school when you have autism
As kindergarten students of 2013 complete their first school year, a new crop of children are getting ready for their turn at this pivotal milestone.
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Scheme will cover cost of autism treatment
The national disability insurance scheme will cover ''most'' people with autism and could pay the full cost of early intervention programs, Disability Reform Minister Jenny Macklin has declared in the latest clue as to what the $22 billion-a-year scheme will cover.
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'Appalling and heartless': Sydney doctor forced to leave country because of disabled daughter
A 16-year-old girl with autism who has been living in Australia for eight years could be deported within weeks because she failed immigration medical assessments and the Assistant Immigration Minister has refused to intervene.
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Internet comes to rescue of little boy with autism who ran out of favourite food
For dad, Reed Botwright, whose son Everett is on the autism spectrum, finding food his six-year-old will eat is an ongoing challenge.
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Boy's traumatic haircut prompts act of kindness from stranger, who didn't know he has autism
As a parent, there are days it can feel like the whole world is against you.
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Smart earbuds promise relief for kids struggling in classroom
Nuheara's earbuds were designed to cancel outside noise while listening to music, but the company is now exploring how they might help people distinguish voices in noisy environments as well.
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Teacher creates special "sensory" chair and it goes spectacularly viral
A teacher in the US has been praised for creating ingenious "sensory" chairs that might help children with special needs.
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How a pet chicken helped me understand my son's autism
When my son was in kindergarten in the mid '90s, my husband and I joined a parenting class for "spirited children".
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Eight things siblings of children with special needs struggle with
Having a sibling with special needs is a reality many children are born into, including my three typically developing children. Of all the things my children experience that I never did, their experience of growing up with a sister with significant disabilities is something I struggle to understand, even as I watch it unfold daily.
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Australia's disabled children could be denied funding because of counting stuff-up
Students with disabilities could miss out on hundreds of millions of dollars in extra funding a year because of serious concerns about the reliability of a landmark national audit into the number of school children with special needs.
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Big Ben to fall silent for facelift
The Palace of Westminster's Big Ben tower is closing its doors to visitors in London for a three-year renovation project which will see the world-famous landmark swathed in scaffolding.
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Tommee Tippee comes to the rescue and makes 500 cups for boy with autism
When a desperate dad made a public appeal for a Tommee Tippee cup for his 14-year-old son he didn't expect the story to end this way.
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Pointing out the gendered nature of autism diagnosis
Experts suggest the skewed gender ratios for autism overlook how the condition manifests in girls.
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