Living With Autism

By La Trobe University

What's Living With Autism about?

How do autism spectrum disorders affect our lives, and what are the developments in diagnosis, treatment and causes? Podcasts from The Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) at La Trobe University. Tile art "Oedipus, Antigone and Oso" (2011) by Ray David.

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Living With Autism episodes:

02.19.2016
#8 Autism Detection? There's an App for That
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...
11.12.2015
#7 Sleep and Autism
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.
10.01.2015
#6 Vaccines do not Cause Autism
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.
03.26.2015
#5 Stress And Anxiety In Adolescents With ASD
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...
02.19.2015
#4 How Early Can Early Intervention Be?
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,...
08.14.2014
#3 Treating Autism in Childcare Programs
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.
04.04.2014
#2 Developments in Autism Research
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...
12.18.2013
#1 Early Detection of Autism
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...

What's Living With Autism about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Living With Autism episodes:

#8 Autism Detection? There's an App for That

#7 Sleep and Autism

#6 Vaccines do not Cause Autism

#5 Stress And Anxiety In Adolescents With ASD

#4 How Early Can Early Intervention Be?

#3 Treating Autism in Childcare Programs

#2 Developments in Autism Research

#1 Early Detection of Autism