Dr Josephine Barbaro (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) talks about ASDetect, the new app to assist parents and caregivers assess the social attention and communication behaviour of children. ASDetect in the iTunes app store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/asdetect/id1058669141 Copyright 2016 La …

Associate Professor Amanda Richdale (Principal Research Fellow, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) discusses the relationship between sleep, development, and autism spectrum disorders. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Associate Professor Amanda Richdale

Professor Cheryl Dissanayake (Director, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) clears up the confusion surrounding vaccines and autism spectrum disorders. Where does all the misinformation come from? Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.…

Dr Mirko Uljarevic (Autism CRC postdoctoral fellow, La Trobe University) talks about the prevalence of stress and anxiety amongst young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), how parents of children with ASDs cope with stress and anxiety, and what support should be in place. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact fo…

Dr Kristelle Hudry (OTARC, La Trobe University) discusses recent studies which has been intervening with potentially autistic children at the age of one, the accuracy of these predictions and seeing how big a difference it makes. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.…

Dr Giacomo Vivanti (Research Fellow, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) on his research project, which transfers the success of one-on-one autism therapy to a classroom setting. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Dr Giacomo Vivanti

Professor Cheryl Dissanayake (Director, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) on new studies into the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders, the problems with misinformation, and global efforts to increase awareness. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.…

Dr Josephine Barbaro (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) has developed an accurate set of “red flag” markers of that can be used on children under the age of two for signs of autism spectrum disorders. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.…