When Griffith University’s Film School’s LiveLab students teamed up with Autism Queensland and actor Hugo Weaving to share his autistic nephew Ky Greenwood’s story in 2016, it took the world by storm.

Three Griffith University research projects have been successful in gaining grants from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Access to education is vital to success and Griffith University is making sure students with disability have access to quality, higher education and benefit from a strategic commitment to inclusion through Griffith’s Disability Action and Inclusion Plan. This year, enrolments for students with a disability increased by almost 35%, and students identifying that they have […]

Up to 30 Griffith Researchers and PhD students will develop innovative programs and early interventions for young children in collaboration with a new early learning centre in the GCHKP.

The University has launched a new doctoral program to give future autism researchers the skills and experience they need to improve the lives of people on the spectrum. The Autism Future Researchers Doctoral Training Program is the first of its kind in Australia and was designed with extensive input from industry and the autism community. […]

Parents of children with autism want more research to support their child’s wellbeing at home, school and the community.

An Australian-first study explores the self-reported best attributes and strengths of 83 children on the autism spectrum.

New Griffith University research shows that four out of five children on the autism spectrum report experiencing anxiety at school.

Treating anxiety in children on the autism spectrum may help to significantly improve their quality of life a Griffith University study published in Autism Research has found.   “For many years, researchers have been reporting that children on the autism spectrum have poorer quality of life than neurotypical children, with most studies suggesting that this […]

The Griffith University Art Museum is currently hosting Keg de Souza’s exhibition Common Knowledge and Learning Curves, which stems from de Souza’s ongoing interest in the ways we teach and learn. Specifically, this exhibition seeks to break down hierarchies in typical education, and favour the experience of those who are often marginalised by mainstream schooling. […]

This year's Griffith Sport Logan Fun Run will be a family affair for the Neja clan, who are flying in from the US to support their eldest son, Tim, who is on the autism spectrum.

A new exhibition at the Griffith University Art Museum invites viewers to reimagine life in the classroom.

Griffith University education researchers have been awarded more than $400,000 for an Australian Research Council Linkage Project.

Professional development is needed to increase teacher knowledge about anxiety-related behaviours in students with autism.

Griffith’s School of Education and Professional Studies, has signed an agreement with MINDS Singapore to collaborate on special education programs for children. Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS), was founded to provide equal opportunities for children with intellectual disabilities. It has grown to become one of the oldest and largest non-government organisations catering […]

A world-first autism study has found high levels of anxiety in children as young as five years old with autism attending Australian schools.

Schools need to improve communication skills so students with autism can flourish.

Professor Jacqui Roberts from the Autism Centre of Excellence recently returned from running a 4-day workshop for professionals working with people with autism in Porto Alegre and surrounding areas in the south of Brazil. While resources for the autism community are scarce and hard to access in Brazil, the issues for those with autism and […]