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How a father and son bond is helping other kids with autism move for independence
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When Isaac Lappin's son was 18 months old, he wasn't sure he'd ever be able to speak.
"I noticed the first change was within that first 18 months, which is a big turnaround with a lot of autistic kids," Isaac says.
Preparing kids for life after school is tough. When your child has autism, it can be overwhelming
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Eighteen-year-old Jake Course's life has been built around routines and familiarity.
Every day, it's toasted cheese sandwiches and raisin toast. The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine. Tinkering with his dad's hot rod cars, building with Lego, and attending the Sunshine Special Developmental School in Melbourne's west.
When Neil Greening couldn't find a comfortable leg, he decided to make his own
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Female athletes with higher support needs devastated as events are excluded from Paralympic schedule
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I have selective mutism, and want to change how students like me are treated
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In kindergarten, I didn't speak to my buddy for a whole year. Not a word.
It's not because I didn't want to, I just couldn't.
I had always thought of myself as a weak person.