Autistic adults embraced by Melbourne café: Community collaboration helping autistic adults to thrive

A local Melbourne café is part of a life-changing new program for Autistic adults, helping them to gain important workplace and life skills, and improve self-esteem and overall wellbeing, essential considering approximately 70% of Autistic adults experience mental health challenges.

Celebrating Speech Pathology Week 2023

As we usher in Speech Pathology Week 2023, we're embracing the theme 'Communication for Life', emphasising the importance of seamless communication throughout our lives.

NDIS Independent Review – Join the Conversation Today!

Autistic Australians aged 15 years and older, their families and carers are being invited to have their say on the NDIS.

Celebrating the growth of Aspect Central Coast School with the opening of the new Senior College Campus

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) celebrated the new facilities at Aspect Central Coast Senior College in Terrigal with an opening event on 20 July, 2023.

Social media conversations become focus of new research into autism disclosure

More than three thousand social media conversations across Reddit and Twitter have been assessed by researchers from the Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice (ARCAP) to gain insights into autism disclosure, revealing most people have a narrow understanding of what autism actually is.

Australias first on-campus autism centre for adults opens at Victoria University

Australia’s first on-campus community centre for Autistic adults has officially opened, following a collaboration between Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) and Victoria University (VU).

Australia’s first on-campus autism centre for adults opens at Victoria University

Australia’s first on-campus community centre for Autistic adults has officially opened, following a collaboration between Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) and Victoria University (VU).

Removing barriers to travel and making airports more inclusive

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) is excited to be partnering with the Australian Airports Association (AAA) to launch a Hidden Disability Awareness Training Course to help remove barriers to travel and make airports more inclusive for all.

Aspect announces new Chair of the Board

Aspect has announced a new Chair of the Aspect Board. Annette Gallard has decided to step down as Chair of the Aspect Board. Annette joined the Board in March 2014 and was elected Chair in October 2020. During this time. she has provided exceptional leadership and valued guidance which has seen Aspect extend its reach and deliver quality outcomes for people on the autism spectrum. Annette will remain on the Board for the foreseeable future. We thank Annette for her time and support generously given to Aspect as Chair.

How a new approach can help kids on the autism spectrum

Australian Financial Review - 29 May 2023. A pioneering approach to helping children from disadvantaged and challenging backgrounds achieve academically is being adopted by autism-specific schools in Australia.

Renowned mainstream learning framework adopted by Autistic schools in Australian first

A pioneering new initiative is underway as leading autism educator, Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) partners with global education leader Dr Lyn Sharratt, to adapt her renowned mainstream learning framework in an autism-specific education environment.

Study shows increasing levels of self-compassion in autistic adults improves mental health and wellbeing

New research exploring levels of self-compassion in Autistic adults has uncovered a significant link between the ability of Autistic adults to be self-compassionate and their capacity to regulate emotions, a difficulty faced by many people on the autism spectrum.