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In this paper, we report on a participatory oral history study documenting the lives of late-diagnosed autistic adults in Australia. We interviewed 26 autistic adults about their life history and the impact of late diagnosis. All were diagnosed after the age of 35, growing up in an era when autism was not well known. Using reflexive thematic analysis, we uncovered a rich body of reflections on shared Autistic identity and identified three major themes within that data set: 'conceptualising the Autistic family', 'creating Autistic community', and 'contesting Autistic identity'. Overall, the study provides insights into the active creation of shared Autistic identity and the importance of Autistic community to these late-diagnosed autistic adults., Author(s): Rozanna Lilley [sup.1] [sup.2] , Wenn Lawson [sup.1] [sup.2] , Gabrielle Hall [sup.1] [sup.2] , Joanne Mahony [sup.1] [sup.2] , Hayley Clapham [sup.3] , Melanie Heyworth [sup.1] , Samuel [...]

Abstract: The field of autism interventions, as well as advice given to parents on educating children with autism spectrum disorders, is characterized by competing claims and controversy. This article compares [...]

The following paper(1) is an analysis of a production presented by a highly controversial Hongkong performance group, Zuni Icosahedron. This group was established in March 1982. Since that time, the [...]

Unstrange Minds: A Father Remaps the World of Autism R. R. Grinker. Cambridge: Icon Books; Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2008. 401 pp. Notes, references, index. UK 14.99 £, AUD $29.95 [...]

Philip Taylor. Goddess on the Rise.' Pilgrimage and Popular Religion in Vietnam. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 2004. Pp. X + 332, illustrs., maps, bibliog., index, AUD45.95(Pb.), ISBN 0-8248-2801-1. In [...]

This fascinating collection of nine essays moves through a broad geographic area to address a range of gender related issues theoretically approached via forms of anthropological analysis heavily inflected by [...]

This essay is concerned with the political, historical and cultural contexts of teaching and learning in Hong Kong, focusing on my recent experiences of tertiary teaching there. Although an emphasis [...]

From 2009 TAJA will have both a new publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, and a new editor, Professor Martha Macintyre. The AAS Executive concluded negotiations with Wiley-Blackwell in mid-2008 and I thank everyone [...]