Despite Hollywood's (increasing) portrayal of brilliantly successful autistic savants - from Rain Man to The Good Doctor - the reality of employment for those with autism is the opposite. ABS data suggests just 40 per cent of people with autism work, compared to 83 ...

Though autism is a complex, neurodevelopmental disorder, UWA researchers have found it can potentially be assessed at face-value. In conjunction with colleagues from the Telethon Kids Institute and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, UWA research associates Syed Zulqarnain Gilani and Diana Tan ...