Macklin takes reassuring line on funding for autism
Kathryn Wicks and Dan Harrison DisabilityCare will cover ''most'' people with autism and could pay the full cost of early intervention programs, Disability Reform Minister Jenny Macklin has said in the latest clue as to what the...
Scheme will cover cost of autism treatment
Kathryn Wicks, Dan Harrison The national disability insurance scheme will cover ''most'' people with autism and could pay the full cost of early intervention programs, Disability Reform Minister Jenny Macklin has declared in...
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Not all disabilities are created equal
Kathryn Wicks If your son or daughter attends a school with more than 88 kids in it, the chances are that one of those children has autism. There's a greater chance, though, you don't even know.
Last word
Last word: the best of our readers' Letters, comments and posts this week
Kathryn Wicks Every week The Herald receives thousands of comments, Tweets, Facebook posts and Letters to the Editor. These are some of this week's best.
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Social media lets opinion run riot, for good or ill
Kathryn Wicks Social media was not only used to publicise last weekend's protest. It also allowed anyone with an opinion to voice it.
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Suffer the children under new rules
Kathryn Wicks A year from now, my six-year-old son will no longer have autism.
