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Autism Tag Archive

Sia causes controversy with ‘ableist’ film

by • 2nd December 2020

Gemma Powell discusses the importance of neurodiverse casting amid Sia controversy ...

Embodying autism on the small screen: Part 2- Sam Gardner

by • 24th February 2020

Film editor Joe Holloran continues his exploration of autism representation on TV with the Netflix hit Atypical...

Embodying autism on the small screen. Part 1: Sheldon Cooper

by • 8th December 2019

Film editor Joe Holloran examines the ways in which Autism Spectrum Disorder is portrayed on the small screen....

Word of the Week – Autism

by • 21st October 2019

Emma Monaghan discusses the science section's word of the week: autism. ...

Mirror Image: Please Stand By (2017)

by • 9th October 2019

Harriet Shaw examines the Dakota Fanning flick Please Stand By and the representation of autism in cinema....

Breakthrough in virtual reality technology for autism phobias

by • 4th March 2019

Specialists at Newcastle University have developed a ‘Blue Room’ virtual reality space and have used it for the successful reduction of phobias in people with Autism. The room...

Toxoplasma And Mental Health

by • 19th November 2018

Is there a potential link between a number of debilitating mental health disorders and a seemingly innocuous parasite? ...

Blue Room provides treatment to kids with autism

by • 27th February 2017

Newcastle University is now providing treatment to Autistic children with anxiety and phobias using immersive Virtual Reality technology. The invention uses Third Eye’s unique...