✨New #OpenAccess research "Results indicate that participants find goals and practices that highlight quality of life, safety, and autistic interactions acceptable, while those that focus on normalization based on neurotypical standards are not" link.springer.com/article/10.100…

✨New #OpenAccess research Autism and sleep across development: Advancing research and treatment through co-production journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27…

What a phenomenal contribution to autism research and to research at La Trobe University. Wishing you a long and fulfilling retirement Prof Cheryl Dissanayake - you have earned it! 👏🌺👏 Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC)

Are you interested in exploring how to improve employment outcomes for neurodivergent Indigenous Australians? Check out this PhD scholarship established by our colleagues, La Trobe University with Untapped Holdings & Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) latrobe.edu.au/study/scholars… Closing 31/8 #NAIDOC2024 Jennifer Spoor

“I think it's really hard to replicate a service where you have people who really truly understand what you're going through, whether you're web chatting or calling on the phone.” To connect with our Autism Connect Advisors, visit: amaze.org.au/autismconnect/

🌟New research "Findings support occupational therapists and decision makers advocating for the unique role of occupational therapy in supporting self-regulation in childhood as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach" doi.org/10.1111/1440-1… La Trobe Researchers

Great to share our research related to #PhysicalActivity - implementation, reach and safety of physical activities among #autistic adults, AND the cost barriers to #participation in gym-based exercise among young adults with #disability #GYMSPARC Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) Nora Shields

🌟New #OpenAccess research "...correlational data demonstrated significant associations between wellbeing and both depression and thoughts of self-harm." link.springer.com/article/10.100… La Trobe Researchers

✨New #OpenAccess research AIM: "to evaluate the construct validity, responsiveness and feasibility of one physical activity assessment tool (Fitbit Inspire); and six physical function assessment tools for children undergoing acute cancer treatment." sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

💫 New #OpenAccess discussion Integrating Positive Psychology and Autism: A Roundtable featuring OTARC lived experience researcher Jodie Wilson. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au… La Trobe Researchers

✨New research "Participation in both organised and non-organised physical activities is important to increase overall physical activity levels of adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ji… La Trobe Researchers

✨New research "this study conducted qualitative interviews with journalists and sources to explore factors that influence media coverage of spinal cord injury" intellectdiscover.com/content/journa… La Trobe Researchers

✨New #OpenAccess research "This study aimed to determine ... whether inflammatory gene expression in pregnancy is associated with likelihood of future autism." sciencedirect.com/science/articl… La Trobe Researchers

TW: this article contains content about suicide. ✨New #OpenAccess research "We aimed to quantify the risk, mortality, and burden of suicide among #autistic persons" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… La Trobe Researchers La Trobe University

Really important paper just released, relating to the global burden of suicide for autistic people, with related findings reported for those with co-occurring learning disability. Link here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

✨New #OpenAccess research Autistic and autism community perspectives on infant and family support in the first two years of life: Findings from a community consultation survey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… La Trobe Researchers

Call for study participants: Parents of autistic children - survey and interview Please share for our PhD candidate, Elly Greenwood Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) #Autism otarc.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/parents-of-aut…

We have exciting new job vacancies for people with intellectual disability at the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health. The project workers will work in Health Services, Resources, and Research and Data areas at our Sydney office. The positions are open

✨New research "findings suggest that hope based on parent’s abilities to support their child and be supported themselves play an important role in parental stress once parents are more resolved to their child’s diagnosis" frontiersin.org/journals/psych… La Trobe Researchers #Autism

What an amazing event organized by Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC)! covered important topics and gained wonderful insights! #Autism