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The Autism Research Team, based in Western Australia at the Telethon Kids Institute investigates the genetic and neurobiological causes of Autism. Telethon Kids Institute's Autism team Facebook Page House Rules
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RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS
facebook.com60SecondScience_Autism&Influenza
Welcome back to a new year of our fortnightly #60SecondScience videos! This afternoons video is looking at influenza infection and autism. Please like and share this video with others in the community! http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2587559
Autism Newsletter 2016_22.12.2016.pdf
Our end of year newsletter is here! Click the link below to find our more about what our team has been up to this year! We will be out of office from today till the 5th of January 2017. Wishing you a safe and happy holidays!
Calling all girls on the spectrum, and their families. The Yellow Ladybugs organisation is dedicated to the happiness, success and celebration of autistic girls and women. Be sure to check out their latest events by following their page below!
60SecondScience_Autism&VitaminD
A special #60SecondScience video in relation to the recent Vitamin D and ASD findings. Please like and share this video with others in the community! Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season!
Program Manager, Autism Research Team | Telethon Kids Institute
Come work with us! Do you have excellent project management, administrative, and organisational skills? We are recruiting a Program Manager for our Autism Research Team. Clink on the link below to see the job description,
60SecondScience_Thankyou
This afternoon's video is our final #60SecondScience for 2016! We have loved sharing these videos with you all year. Check out the video below for an update from Andrew about our #60SecondScience for 2017! Please like and share this video with others in the autism community. Happy Holidays!
60SecondScience_Autism&PhysicalActivity
This week's #60SecondScience video looks at ASD and Physical Activity. Please like and share these videos with others in the community! Click on the link below to access the paper, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946716301118
Autism Swim Australia
We have just heard of an organisation supporting water and swimming safety for children on the spectrum! Might be worth checking out as we head into summer! Click on the link below to find out more;
60SecondScience_Autism&EarlyDevelopment
Andrew discusses the early development of individuals with ASD in this weeks #60SecondScience video! Please like and share this video with others in the community! Here is a link to the article; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26692550
Photos from Autism Research Team's post
We were down at the Ocean Heroes event last Sunday and had a blast! Ocean Heroes is a fantastic organisation set up by local West Australian surfers, creating opportunities for children on the spectrum to experience surfing. We’re very proud to be associated with Luke, Sam, Bomber and the Ocean Heroes team! Here are some pictures of the Ocean Heroes surfing event! Photo Credit: Rene Greyling www.oceanheroes.com.au
60 Second Science_ Socio-demographic factors and ASD
This afternoon's #60SecondScience video looks at socio-demographic factors and ASD. Please like and share this video with others in the community! A link to the article is below http://aut.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/09/13/1362361316650091.abstract
07.11.2016 Autism & Student Teach Relationships
This week's #60SecondScience video looks at Student-teacher relationships and individuals with ASD. Please like and share this video with others in the community! A link to the paper is below http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-016-2915-1
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