The seconfd of April is World Autism Awareness Day. We spoke to Yuho Okita, an occupational therapist in Melbourne who teaches at universities in Australia and Japan, and Mari Horiguchi, a psychologist, about common misconceptions aound Autism.

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What would an ideal Australian society look like for autistic people? In the audio, we also asked them the question.

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Find out more about Autism, let's ask two Japanese experts in the community

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31/03/202514:18

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