The TARA perspective offers advocacy, editorial and resources writen by Autistics.

President Kylieanne Derwent, and Vice President, Anna Cristina, at the National Health and Mental Health Community Co-Design Summit

The last few months have been very busy for the Autistic Realm Australia. There has been a flurry of senate inquiries and we have been...

When the UN designated April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day at the 17th Plenary Meeting on December 18th 2007, to raise public...

On behalf of the Board of The Autistic Realm Australia (TARA) Anna Cristina, Kylieanne Derwent, Kathy Isaacs and Yolande McNicoll,...

Senate Inquiry into "school refusal" (School Can't) since COVID. The Autistic Realm Australia Inc (TARA) is preparing a submission.

The Autistic Realm Australia does not support ABA in any of its forms. We reject all non-affirming approaches, and approaches designed to...

How do you know whether a therapy or practitioner is not respectful of Autistic people? Many of the practices parents are referred to are...

#Autisticparents #Autisticacceptance #ActuallyAutistic Currently in Australia, many Autistic people struggle with discrimination, social...

The Autistic Realm Australia Inc. welcomed the opportunity to be part of the Global Autistic Taskforce on Autism Research in addressing...

Autistic Pride Day June 18, 2021

The Autistic Realm Australia Inc. is opposed to Independent Assessments are they are discriminatory and inaccessible to Autistic people.

The NDIS has asked for consultation on proposed changes. Use these responses as a guide to make sure the NDIS hears your opposition.

A well deserved recipient of the "Aspect David Foster Appreciation Award for Volunteer Service" is highly regarded TARA Co-Founder and...

When choosing therapy for yourself or your child it pays to be informed. Use this list to be informed about ABA based interventions....

The Autistic Realm Australia Inc. is an Australian charity completely led and managed by Autistics. We are a national Not-for-profit with...

Today TARA calls on Tony Attwood to refrain from commenting any further about Autistic children and gender - more specifically, his...

Autistic Day of Dignity is on the 8th August Our calendars are flooded with multiple “Awareness Days” every day, some from the sublime to...

Autistic branding When I was growing up my favourite TV shows were Bewitched, I dream of Jeannie and the Dukes of Hazzard. In hindsight I...

Accept an Embrace Autistic people are more likely to be gender diverse than the general population. That means they don’t identify with...

Autism is a spectrum Autism is not gendered. There are no such things as “male Autism” or “female Autism”. Yes, there are different...