2 April was World Autism Day, and Jodie van de Wetering reminds us in her article on the ABC's Ramp Up site that one in a hundred Australians are on the autism spectrum, all with complex and varied needs and from all walks of life and ages. "World Autism Day: we're all in this together" is an attempt to redress what the author sees as a media bias towards children and parents in recognising and servicing autism sufferers. As an adult with Asperger's syndrome, she makes some interesting points and concludes that "services that help today's adults with autism will help the current generation
of kids on the spectrum when they, in turn, become adults".
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