Oxford Paediatric Autism Assessments

08/08/2025

Senior Speech Pathologist Marisa Di Lorenzo looks at social communication and language outcomes for bilingual autistic children.

07/08/2025

“Children who are pushed too much, too soon, have a much higher chance of struggling with anxiety, depression, addictions, poor health and poor relationships throughout their lives because they become ...

27/07/2025

Thank you for providing this invaluable service Pia ☺️

25/07/2025

Facts beat fear: Denmark tracked 1,029,099 children for 21 years and found aluminum-adjuvanted vaccines linked to zero extra cases of autism, asthma, or 48 other chronic conditions. Decades of real-world data underscore vaccine safety and the power of science-driven public health.

07/07/2025

A new wave of picture books written by Australian authors is tackling the ways children view being neurodivergent. And experts say picture books can help families struggling with identity and confidence issues.

01/07/2025

01/07/2025

Researchers at would like to hear from young people who are experiencing insomnia or difficulty sleeping to trial a new sleep app.

The study involves using a sleep app for six weeks, along with completing some short online surveys and follow up questions after using the app.

Your child's use of the app will help researchers understand how acceptable and feasible the app is, and how it helps your child address sleep issues.

To take part, your child must be:
💡 Aged between 10 and 16 years old
💡 Live in Western Australia
💡 Have a formal autism diagnosis

Please email melissa.cleary@thekids.org.au for more information.

The University of Western Australia

01/07/2025

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26/06/2025

Many Autistic people are not lacking in social skills. Get a bunch of Autistic friends together and watch the magic happen.

Many of us are not lacking in humour or sarcasm. The funniest people I know are Autistic. Our humour may be different to yours.

Many of us have so much empathy that the feelings try to crush us. We might express that empathy differently to you.

We communicate. Our communication style is probably different to yours.

It’s not that we don’t have these skills.
It’s that we do them differently. They look different.

And they’re often unrecognisable to neurotypical folk.

But they are there.

Em ☺️🌈✌️

21/06/2025

I work with a child who currently eats two foods. That’s right, only two.

How do I now tell this family who has experienced medical trauma and family violence that I can no longer see them in their home to deliver their dietetic and feeding therapy support? How can I tell them that they can no longer access a life sustaining support in the place that affords them safety, comfort and a feeling of regulation. How do I tell them that I cannot deliver best practice by providing therapy in their natural environment.

They don’t have car, nor could they afford the time and transport costs to visit a clinic. And given their traumatic history, they don’t feel safe out in the community and have difficulty being in medical environments.

It has taken almost a year for me to complete all aspects of my assessment with them as I needed to build a trusting and safe relationship. Not just rapport but a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. For them to feel comfortable enough with me to unmask, to allow me into their world so that I can understand their reasons for approaching food and eating in the way that they do.

I didn’t set up a mobile business so that I could get paid to travel to people in their homes. I did it because the people I work with experience challenges and layers of complexity many of us could not imagine. I did it because it is the best way to support clients to feel safe, comfortable, valued and actually achieve the changes that benefit their lives the most.

The cuts to the NDIA will isolate our most vulnerable. They will put people at risk of harm. They will reduce the developmental potential of children. They will cost lives.

We know that the government has a job to do with reforming the NDIS, so that it meets the individual needs of participants, alongside being a fiscally responsible scheme for all Australians.
But let’s pause these reforms that will guarantee that NDIS participants lose their essential services.

We have solutions NDIA. Hear us. Pause the reforms. Co-design with us and the people who have the lived experience.

20/06/2025