“For young people and children with autism, social anxiety and mental health problems have a significant effect on everyday participation, including attending school, meeting friends, and using public transport.”
- Lange
Nearly 40% of children and adolescents on the autism spectrum experience mental health issues such as social anxiety and difficulties with interactions.
Interventions that pique an adolescents’ natural interests, may provide opportunities for engagement and reducing anxiety.
From Flinders
Associate Professor Pammi Raghavendra
Associate Professor Belinda Lange
Dr David Hobbs
Ch. 7 Children’s Research Foundation: $99,277
Chief Investigators:
Associate Professor
Pammi Raghavendra
Associate Professor Belinda Lange, Dr David Hobbs
Commenced: 2020
Completion due: Dec 2021
Griffith University
Autism SA
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