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Why do some people with autism have restricted interests and repetitive movements?

  • Written by: Andrew Cashin, Professor of Nursing, School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University
Why do some people with autism have restricted interests and repetitive movements?Anxiety can drive obsessions and resistance to change.Shutterstock

As a society, we’ve come a long way in our understanding of the challenges people with autism face with social communication. But there is a large gap in our understanding of another cluster of behaviours that form part of an autism diagnosis: restrictive and repetitive...

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why it's crucially important for The Conversation to prosper

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

It’s almost the end of the financial year, and our 2018 donations campaign, so it seemed timely to publish some of our authors and supporters explaining why they contribute to The Conversation. Agree with what they say? Show your support by donating here.

Dr Alice Gorman, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University

why it's crucially important for The Conversation to prosperDr...

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Labor would quash tax cuts for businesses with $10-$50 million turnover

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Bill Shorten has said a Labor government would repeal already-legislated tax cuts for companies with an annual turnover between A$10 million and $50 million, but left its position up in the air for those between $2 million-$10 million.

The decision, announced in response to questions at a news conference on Tuesday, does not appear to have gone...

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Labor and LNP tied in Longman, Sharkie's massive lead in Mayo, but can we trust seat polls?

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Labor and LNP tied in Longman, Sharkie's massive lead in Mayo, but can we trust seat polls?The Centre Alliance's Rebeka Sharkie looks to be a strong contestant in Mayo's by-election. AAP/Kelly Barnes

Longman and Mayo are two of the five seats that will be contested at byelections on July 28. ReachTEL polls for the left-wing Australia Institute had a 50-50 tie between Labor and the LNP in Longman, and a massive 62-38 lead for the Centre...

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