This industry works best when we’re collaborating for the common good. That’s exactly what happened here.”— Lorri ...

Cultural competence is a core value of professional psychology. While it's not a novel concept (cultural competence has been articulated for more than half a century.), cross-cultural practice may be ...

Protocol to tackle spiralling waiting times was due to be rolled out in early February but has missed this target ...

Every year, thousands of children miss critical windows for early autism intervention—simply because diagnostic tools rely too much on subjective observation. Once that window closes, the ...

In elementary school, Ariel sat alone at a desk in the closet. She could see the class through a two-way mirror, but no one could see her. She doesn’t remember if it was a punishment, but she ...

A study by UC Davis Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found that developmental assessments for autism performed through telehealth may be a good alternative to in-person evaluations.

When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autistic people with the greatest needs. This prompted The Lancet medical journal to commission a group of ...

Nearly 2,000 children in the Western Trust have been waiting longer than a year for an autism assessment, new figures show. Despite a target of 13 weeks, by November last year a total of 1,961 ...