Beautiful minds:Inside the identity politics of autism

Beautiful minds:Inside the identity politics of autism

Autism is no longer just a clinical diagnosis. For many,it’s an identity,a community and a cause.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos

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Thousand-fold increase:What is driving the rise of autism?

Thousand-fold increase:What is driving the rise of autism?

Autism has changed. And it has reshaped Australia in the process. Now we are grappling with what that means.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
New laws allow children to be removed from NDIS once reboot is ready

New laws allow children to be removed from NDIS once reboot is ready

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten promised people with a disability they will get the help they need,as he introduced significant new powers for the National Disability Insurance Agency.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
‘Far beyond what was agreed’:States step up rebellion over Shorten’s NDIS plan

‘Far beyond what was agreed’:States step up rebellion over Shorten’s NDIS plan

NSW Premier Chris Minns warned services would not be there to help Australians who could be “off the NDIS” under the changes,unless premiers were given costings and a greater say.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andDavid Crowe
I was stranded in a wheelchair at the airport. Something’s finally being done
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I was stranded in a wheelchair at the airport. Something’s finally being done

Eighteen months ago,I was almost left stuck on the kerb in a wheelchair at Sydney Airport. Finally,the airport and airline are making changes.

  • byTracey Spicer
Premiers revolt over federal NDIS law,fearing cost time bomb
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Premiers revolt over federal NDIS law,fearing cost time bomb

The premiers convened a sudden meeting on Monday night to urge a rethink on the controversial proposal to set up a new state-based disability system.

  • byDavid Crowe andNatassia Chrysanthos
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Schools in wealthy areas claim more HSC exam help as provisions double in a decade
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Schools in wealthy areas claim more HSC exam help as provisions double in a decade

More than 44 per cent of students at high-fee private schools,including Redlands and The McDonald College,claimed HSC disability provisions last year.

  • byLucy Carroll andNigel Gladstone
The March 16 Edition
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The March 16 Edition

Joel Taylor:from horror surf injury to world champion| Developing the DNA-editing tool transforming the world| What’s it like to be a sociopath?

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At 21,Joel was paralysed below the waist by freak surf. At 43,he’s a world champ

At 21,Joel was paralysed below the waist by freak surf. At 43,he’s a world champ

After a six-metre wave left the young pro bodyboarder a paraplegic,he avoided the beach for almost 20 years. Then,last November ...

  • byTim Elliott
The Coalition’s new voice pushing for fixes to the NDIS

The Coalition’s new voice pushing for fixes to the NDIS

Senator Hollie Hughes is one of the scheme’s biggest defenders – her son has used it to access support for autism for almost eight years. But she says Bill Shorten needs to come clean about his plans to rein in growth.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Why has everyone suddenly got ADHD?

Why has everyone suddenly got ADHD?

Diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are soaring. Figuring out why is a minefield.

  • byAmanda Hooton