Latest intellectual disability News

No link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children
Applications open for reference group to improve healthcare for people with disability
Addressing the needs of Australians with Intellectual Disability
Draft NDIS bill is the first step to reform – but some details have disability advocates worried
St Kilda artist Carolyn Cardinet turns trash into treasure with her latest work, ‘Plastic Rain’
Police Seek Help To Locate Missing Woman Alisa
What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?
Day Of Awareness To Mark World Down Syndrome Day
Over 1 in 3 people affected by neurological conditions, the leading cause of illness and disability worldwide
Program Changes Attitudes To Patients With Disabilities
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MAKE WAVES WITH FIRST-EVER MELBOURNE SWIM CHALLENGE
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
WWE and Special Olympics Australia join forces in star-studded event
Help to create new jobs in hospitality
Carinity disability service ‘safe as houses’
Australia Open aces inclusion with athletes competing from Special Olympics Australia
A new year means new fitness goals. But options for people with disability are few and far between
Assistive technology interventions to support children
New study identifies factors associated with child maltreatment in the home
No spokes in these wheels: an intellectual disability fails to deter cyclists
Police appeal to locate missing teenager at Dubbo
Joint submission: Disability Employment Centre of Excellence Options Paper October 2023
Do dog ‘talking buttons’ actually work? Does my dog understand me? Here’s what the science says
Police appeal to locate man missing from Auburn 16 December
People with disability are missing out on homes
Neuren Pharmaceuticals completes enrolment in Pitt Hopkins syndrome Phase 2 trial
New appointment to NDIS Independent Advisory Council
SPECIAL OLYMPICS AUSTRALIA SHINES A LIGHT ON PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY FOR IDPwD DAY
New International Day of People with Disability grants deliver inclusive events
Saying NO to Gender Based Violence in Hume City
SPECIAL OLYMPICS AUSTRALIA PARTNERS WITH WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FOR INCLUSIVE DAY OF FOOTBALL
$9.3m awarded to Newcastle health research projects aiming to improve lives
Four new program leads for Mater Research
New approach to disability employment sees outstanding results
Home of inclusion: overcoming isolation with new disability residence model
World-first innovation for students with disability wins Premier’s Award
Police seek help to locate missing Kings Park man
Reimagined Monash Krongold Clinic: Pioneering transformational care for children with disabilities
SPECIAL OLYMPIANS MAKE A SPLASH FOR SPORTS CHARITY
Toolkit empowers people with disability in their decision-making
SPECIAL OLYMPICS AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES FIRST CHAMPIONS OF INCLUSION AWARDS FOLLOWING WORLD GAMES CELEBRATIONS
Flinders University toolkit empowers people with disability in their decision-making about Behaviour Support Plans
Home and living demonstration projects: successful grant recipients
Home & Living Demonstration Projects Grant Opportunity Now Open
Statement of Significant Matter
New menopause campaign launches on World Menopause Day
‘They treat you like an it’: people with intellectual disability on seeing medical professionals
Police seek help to locate missing woman Sarah