At least 1 in 25 Australian children are Autistic. Autism is a lifelong condition and there is no evidence of increased prevalence, just increased diagnoses. Autism is a natural difference in brain structure that may be characterised by differences in social interaction, language use, sensory differences and a preference to focus on topics of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mount Alexander Shire is home to Australia’s first neurodiversity arts festival, Neurokin Arts Festival<\/a> (formerly Sensory Sanctuary). Neurokin Arts Festival will be held by Louise Cooper and ARCANE in June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently Louise wrote the book Welcome Neurokin, I am Autistic<\/em> in consultation with the Autistic community. It gives a strengths-based insight into Autism and is available for purchase from Stoneman\u2019s Bookshop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At least 1 in 25 Australian children are Autistic. Autism is a lifelong condition and there is no evidence of increased prevalence, just increased diagnoses. Autism is a natural difference in brain structure that may be characterised by differences in social interaction, language use, sensory differences and a preference to focus on topics of interest.… Read more Autism<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-masdag-updates","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t