Autistic Outreach

30/09/2022

03/08/2022

People with disability have knowledge, skills and talent that shoots out in all directions, but they are rarely afforded the opportunity to become leaders in business or political sectors, writes Elizabeth Wright.

27/06/2022

“We are probably in the best time in history for people’s openness and willingness to learn from marginalised communities.”

14/05/2022

21/04/2022

"The Senator often says we should walk a mile in the shoes of others like her and seems to fail to see that walking a mile in our shoes might give her the insight she desperately needs."

“Jenny and I have been blessed; we’ve got two children that don’t – haven’t had to go through that” Scott Morrison’s attempt at sympathy was really a self-focused account of […]

19/04/2022

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand welcomes the announcement today from Bill Shorten that Labor commits to a National Autism Strategy informed by the findings of […]

29/03/2022

17/03/2022

09/12/2021

Autistic and non-autistic people see the social world differently. But openness and empathy can foster a valuable bond

06/12/2021

Bangalore: Nearly a decade ago, Smitha*, who lives with cerebral palsy, underwent a surgery to remove fibroids from her uterus. The doctors, at the time, asked … ‘How will you manage?’ How Disabled Women Are Forced Into Surgical Procedures Read More »

12/11/2021

https://www.autismcrc.com.au/news/latest-news/flipping-gut-microbiome-autism-link-its-head

A new Australian collaborative study challenges the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism.

12/11/2021

"There has been much speculation that the community of bacteria living in the gut – known as the microbiome – may be different among people on the autism spectrum than the wider population. This has led some researchers and clinicians to speculate that gut bacteria could cause autism.

But our new research, published today in the journal Cell, turns this theory on its head"
https://www.facebook.com/1424503241101921/posts/3096879623864266/

New research dispels the myth that gut bacteria causes autism. Rather, changes in the gut bacteria of some people with autism are driven by restricted diets or ‘picky eating’.

09/11/2021

PWdWA together with the Albany Community Legal Centre will be holding a number of free Information Sessions and Workshops in Albany at the Albany Public Library between 15 – 18 November.

Sessions include:
◾ NDIS Reviews and Appeals
◾ Understanding the Disability Support Pension Application Process
◾ Your Rights, Your Voice, Your Choice Self-Advocacy (two day workshop)
◾ Making a Complaint

Register via https://fal.cn/3jGec or call Vanessa on 1800 193 331 or email events@pwdwa.org.

Registrations close 11 November.

People With disabilities WA

09/11/2021

Advocating for the rights and empowering people with disability in Western Australia