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Guide our sibling research!

We want to hear from siblings living outside of Australian cities!

Sibling Support and Teen Talk Studies form

The visual representation of Teen Talk study findings

The aim of the WA Register for Autism Spectrum Disorders is to monitor diagnostic trends of Autism Spectrum Disorders. These disorders develop in

Following calls to formally recognize sensory differences in the autism diagnostic criteria, the DSM-5 introduced sensory features as a subdomain of restricted and repetitive behaviors. However, this categorization was developed based on expert consensus, rather than being empirically derived. 

Autism research is only as interpretable as the tools and practices used to evaluate change. Measurement determines what is counted as evidence, how needs are recognized, how change is evaluated, and how findings are compared across individuals, studies, and contexts.

The study aimed to evaluate the experiences of participants involved in co-production to develop a National Framework for assessing children's functional strengths and support needs. The National Framework was developed to guide professionals when working with children aged 0-12 years, including children who do and do not have one or more diagnosed condition(s), and their families in Australia and inform good policy across health, education, disability, and community support sectors.