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Appeals tribunal overturns decision by NDIA to refuse support

HOBART: An appeals tribunal has ordered National Disability Insurance Agency to fund a five-year-old autism… read more

NDIA excoriated by tribunal for repeated non-compliance with orders

PERTH: The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has been excoriated by an appeals tribunal for… read more

What is driving the thousand-fold rise of autism?

MELBOURNE: In the late 1980s, when Professor Cheryl Dissanayake started researching autism, she estimated in… read more

Autism link to infections offers hope of breakthrough drugs

MELBOURNE: Children with autism experience abnormal gene regulation and immune function that is often triggered… read more