Child Special Needs - Autism, Epilepsy, ADHD & More

Photo: Jillian and her son, Anderson. Instagram

Special needs mum shares powerful message about inclusion: 'I'm raising him to leave me'

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'I lost a lot of years thinking I was broken': Mum-of-three opens up about life with ADHD

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What it's like parenting when you have ADHD: 'It felt like my head was going to explode'

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Starting school when you have autism

As kindergarten students of 2013 complete their first school year, a new crop of children are getting ready for their turn at this pivotal milestone.

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Scheme will cover cost of autism treatment

The national disability insurance scheme will cover ''most'' people with autism and could pay the full cost of early intervention programs, Disability Reform Minister Jenny Macklin has declared in the latest clue as to what the $22 billion-a-year scheme will cover.

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Tough discipline on the school bus

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Learning to live - and thrive - with autism

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Students with additional learning needs face myriad difficulties.

What is school like for a child with learning difficulties?

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"To me, Jack was my next handyman project."

Children with autism

How I learned to let go of the urge to 'fix' my son

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Autism is a lifelong condition, though some people who weren’t accurately diagnosed may lose their diagnosis.

We need to stop perpetuating the myth that children grow out of autism

It can prevent parents from seeing and accepting their child as the wonderful human being they are and recognising their strengths.

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Hero stranger: boy with autism's life-changing eight hour flight

Everybody has a right to communication.

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Paediatric occupational therapists provide a range of services from physical therapy to behaviour management.

Why children are waiting up to a year for occupational therapy

The number of occupational therapists has grown but not enough to meet the increased demand from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Charlene Harrison, who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult.

When Charlene's son was diagnosed with ADHD, she began to understand herself

Only 10 per cent of adults with ADHD in Australia are diagnosed, and symptoms in women often present differently from men.

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Academic Sandra Jones is autistic and wants to challenge lines like all academics are 'a little bit autistic'.

Autism, a neurotype not an insult

On the inside of autism you feel the ever-present anxiety of trying to act and speak like everyone else.

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The day my son with autism wandered away from school - and my heart stopped

At exactly 1.34pm, my heart stops. It's a Friday. The voice on the phone has just spoken words no mother wants to hear: "Mrs Green, your son is missing."