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 2016 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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.

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 should be in place. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Episode 6: Dr Josephine Barbaro is joined by Professor Catherine Lord and Dr Andy Shih during the week of Autism activities held at La Trobe University December 2014. Topics: early identification and diagnosis of ASD as well global knowledge transfer. Topics covered include: how young ASD can be diagnosed, the nature of regression, the Global Autism Public Health Initiative, the need to prioritise community based research, the problem of disseminating knowledge to low resource countries,...

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.

Episode 5: Assoc Professor Amanda Richdale, Dr Janine Manjiviona, Dr Debra Costley discuss adults with autism spectrum disorders. Focus on Adults at International Meeting For Autism Research 2014, findings from Aspects We Belong Study, Why little research time has been focused on adults historically, shortage of clinical services for adults, challenges of diagnosis, the importance of relationships and social connections, education: learning support and social support, issues in gaining and...

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 for permissions.

Dr Kristelle Hudry, Dr Giacomo Vivanti, Dr John McEachin discuss the development and trends of research into early intervention. Episode 4: Monday 17th March, 2014: Topics covered include the neurodiversity v intervention debate, barriers to research into interventions: historical tendency to prefer high functioning autism, lack of understanding about how children learn, lack of sector accepting evidence of research, general lack of scientific culture, priorities of research funders, the...

Dr Josephine Barbaro (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) explains how early detection and diagnosis leads to early intervention. With early intervention, we can help improve outcomes for children and help lead them to live independently as adults. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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 disorders. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Cheryl Dissanayake, Dr Josephine Barbaro and Associate Professor Chongying Wang discuss Autism in China. Episode 3: Tuesday 26th November: the state of autism in China, pilot implementation of of early identification using Social Attention and Communication Study (SACS), comparing SACS (surveillance) with M-CHAT and CHAT-23 (screening), training medical professionals in Tianjin, the future government Implementation of SACS in Tianjin, tension between research in developing and...

Dr Kristelle Hudry, Ms Amanda Golding, Professor Ann Le Couteur discuss recent news and developments in Autism research. Episode 2: Friday 4th October: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), Autism Research Policy Hub in Cardiff, issues facing adults, stakeholder driven research, Autism CRC, database for children with autism spectrum disorder living in the north east of England. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Josephine Barbaro summarises the past 9 years of research into the early identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) though the Social Attention and Communication Study (SACS; Barbaro & Dissanayake, 2010). From 2006-2008, over 20,000 children were monitored for signs of ASDs from 12 to 24 months of age at children’s routine health visits, with children showing “red flags” for ASD referred and assessed every 6 months until 2 years of age; children were again followed-up at 4...

Dr Josephine Barbaro summarises the past 9 years of research into the early identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) though the Social Attention and Communication Study (SACS; Barbaro & Dissanayake, 2010). From 2006-2008, over 20,000 children were monitored for signs of ASDs from 12 to 24 months of age at children’s routine health visits, with children showing “red flags” for ASD referred and assessed every 6 months until 2 years of age; children were again followed-up at 4...

Dr Kristelle Hudry explains the ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule). The ADOS is a standardised, semi-structured observational assessment of features relevant to the diagnosis of ASDs. Alongside the Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R), ADOS-2 is considered the gold-standard tool for diagnostic assessment, and can be used with individuals right across the lifespan and at all levels of ability through selection of the appropriate module. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University,...

Professor Cheryl Dissanayake (Director of Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre) welcomes attendees to OTARC's inaugural participant conference. Professor Dissanayake reviews the centre's achievements and the processes involved in undertaking research. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Cheryl Dissanayake (Director of Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre) welcomes attendees to OTARC's inaugural participant conference. Professor Dissanayake reviews the centre's achievements and the processes involved in undertaking research. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Cheryl Dissanayake, Dr Cynthia Zierhut and Dr Giacomo Vivanti talk about recent news and developments in Autism research. Episode 1: Monday 5th August: Developments at Margot Prior Wing, Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), Autism & Intellectual Disability, Insignificant Findings, Propensity v Capacity, Autism Symptoms not explained by Impaired Attention. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Heather Nuske, PhD candidate, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University. There is widespread belief that individuals with autism are ‘emotionally detached’ from others. However, clinical and experimental findings show that they are sensitive to familiarity; for example, they show normal attachment to their parents, and normal brain activity in response to familiar faces. To date, no study has measured the reactions of people with autism to the emotions of familiar vs....

Heather Nuske, PhD candidate, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University. There is widespread belief that individuals with autism are ‘emotionally detached’ from others. However, clinical and experimental findings show that they are sensitive to familiarity; for example, they show normal attachment to their parents, and normal brain activity in response to familiar faces. To date, no study has measured the reactions of people with autism to the emotions of familiar vs....

Professor Margot Prior (Chair of the OTARC Advisory Committee, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) talks about her career in autism research. Interviewed by Professor Cheryl Dissanayake. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Cheryl Dissanayake (Director, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) reflects on her journey as a researcher and changes might expect in the field of autism in terms of research and service provision. Interviewed by Dr David Trembath. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

La Trobe University has been chosen by the Federal Government as Victorian service provider under its new national Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centres (ASELCC) program. In partnership with the Royal Children’s Hospital, the University will receive $4 million over four years to develop an Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre, which will be co-located with the Community Children’s Centre on the University’s main Melbourne campus at Bundoora. The new Centre will provide...

Dr Cheryl Dissanayake talks about the importance of early diagnosis and intervention amongst children affected by autism, and the success and challenges her team faces. Copyright 2008 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.