Transport Accessibility: Legislation, Insights and Resources
The challenge directly results from poor implementation of accessibility design standards and attitudes from fellow passengers or proprietors.
Schizophrenia: What is it, Symptoms & Causes
Schizophrenia is a complicated mental health condition, but simply put, it changes how a person perceives and interacts with the world.
FASD Myths & Commonly Asked Questions
Prior to 2009, the National Health and Medical Research Council deemed it safe to drink up to two standard drinks per day and no more than ten per week during pregnancy.
What is FASD? Why is diagnosis important?
Parents are often unaware of the dangers of consuming alcohol or don’t receive enough support to deal with substance use whilst pregnant.
Psychosocial Disabilities & the NDIS
Psychosocial disabilities arise from mental health conditions, so why doesn’t the NDIS fund mental health care like psychology sessions?
What is a Psychosocial Disability?
Psychosocial is the relationship between a person’s psychological and social experiences and environment.
What Is The Double Empathy Problem?
The way people with autism express empathy may not be understood by neurotypical people. And vice versa, the ways neurotypical people express empathy may confuse autistic and neurodiverse people.
Sexuality & Gender Identity More Varied Among Autism
Regarding sexual orientation, one study found that people with autism report higher rates of homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality and lower rates of heterosexuality than the general population.
Autism Masking: What is it?
It is a survival skill many autistic people develop as children to hide their differences from the world. Although many of them don't even know they mask, it comes at a price to their well-being.
Acquired Brain Injuries in the Justice System
The varying ABI symptoms mean no two brain injuries are the same. Like other invisible disabilities, people with an acquired brain injury are more likely to fall through the cracks.
Atypical Sensory Processing: What is it?
Sight, sounds, touch, smell and taste are all sensory inputs from the environment around us. For some individuals, information coming through our senses can feel more or less intense than others.