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‘Noisy’ autistic brains seem better at certain tasks. Here’s why neuroaffirmative research matters
‘Noisy’ autistic brains seem better at certain tasks. Here’s why neuroaffirmative research matters

Disability, Mental Health & Wellbeing

‘Noisy’ autistic brains seem better at certain tasks. Here’s why neuroaffirmative research matters

Pratik Raul, University of Canberra; Jeroen van Boxtel, University of Canberra, and Jovana Acevska, University of Canberra Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference associated with specific experiences and characteristics. For decades, autism research has focused on behavioural, cognitive, social and communication difficulties. These studies highlighted how autistic people face issues with everyday tasks that allistic [...]

By Generation Next|2024-08-20T11:47:59+10:00August 20th, 2024|Categories: Disability, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: Article|0 Comments

What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?
What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?

Disability, Learning

What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?

Andrew Cashin, Southern Cross University Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg describes herself as having Asperger’s while others on the autism spectrum, such as Australian comedian Hannah Gatsby, describe themselves as “autistic”. But what’s the difference? Today, the previous diagnoses of “Asperger’s disorder” and “autistic disorder” both fall within the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, or [...]

By Generation Next|2024-08-20T12:14:06+10:00August 19th, 2024|Categories: Disability, Learning|Tags: Article|0 Comments

What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media habits?
What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media habits?

Cybersafety, Mental Health & Wellbeing

What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media habits?

Carmel Taddeo, University of South Australia and Barbara Spears, University of South Australia Many parents are worried about how much their children use social media and what content they might encounter while using it. Amid proposals to ban teenagers under 16yrs from social media and calls to better educate them about being safe online, how [...]

By Generation Next|2024-08-19T14:43:46+10:00August 6th, 2024|Categories: Cybersafety, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Is it OK to let my kids watch the same show over and over again?
Is it OK to let my kids watch the same show over and over again?

Technology

Is it OK to let my kids watch the same show over and over again?

Laura Scholes, Australian Catholic University Are you sure you want Frozen again? You’ve already seen it 20 times! Do you find your children asking to watch the same TV shows and movies, or play the same video games over and over (and over again)? Perhaps you also find yourself thinking it would be better if [...]

By Generation Next|2024-07-29T16:23:59+10:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Australia’s young people are getting lonelier
Australia’s young people are getting lonelier

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Australia’s young people are getting lonelier

If you ask most people who they think is most likely to experience loneliness, they will probably describe someone in their later years – perhaps a widowed pensioner or an elderly person with health issues who lives alone. Twenty years or so ago, this was pretty much the case. Between 2001 and 2009, the [...]

By Generation Next|2024-08-19T14:43:00+10:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Want to quit vaping? There’s an app for that
Want to quit vaping? There’s an app for that

Society & Culture

Want to quit vaping? There’s an app for that

Fiona McKay, Deakin University and Matthew Dunn, Deakin University More Australians than ever are vaping, according to recently released data. The National Drug Strategy Household Survey shows the proportion of Australians aged 14 and over who, in 2022–2023, said they currently vaped was 7%. In 2019 it was just 2.5%. Users are most likely [...]

By Generation Next|2024-07-29T16:19:49+10:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what’s behind their harmful behaviour
Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what’s behind their harmful behaviour

Bullying

Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what’s behind their harmful behaviour

Sara Goldstein, University of Delaware Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why are bullies so mean? – Daisy, age 9, Lake Oswego, Oregon Being bullied can make your life miserable, and decades of research prove it: [...]

By Generation Next|2024-08-19T14:41:23+10:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: Bullying|Tags: Article|0 Comments

5 questions your child’s school should be able to answer about bullying
5 questions your child’s school should be able to answer about bullying

Bullying, Education

5 questions your child’s school should be able to answer about bullying

Nina Van Dyke, Victoria University and Fiona MacDonald, Victoria University As children return to classrooms for 2024, school communities will be confronting bullying in person and via technology. In-person bullying and cyberbullying affect significant numbers of children and young people in Australia and around the world. The eSafety Commission recently revealed a 40% jump in [...]

By Generation Next|2024-07-18T13:32:06+10:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: Bullying, Education|Tags: Article|0 Comments

How parents can increase motivation and confidence in children: Part 1
How parents can increase motivation and confidence in children: Part 1

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Positive Psychology

How parents can increase motivation and confidence in children: Part 1

Download article as a PDF Motivation is a slippery customer. Just when you want to rely on it, it puts its feet up, takes a few days off & generally wants to be about as active as a sloth on long service leave. Your ‘get up & go’ has ‘got up & gone’. A Brief [...]

By Generation Next|2024-08-19T14:41:51+10:00July 8th, 2024|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Positive Psychology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Help, I’ve just discovered my teen has watched p*rn! What should I do?
Help, I’ve just discovered my teen has watched p*rn! What should I do?

Pornography

Help, I’ve just discovered my teen has watched p*rn! What should I do?

Megan Lim, Burnet Institute Unlike in previous generations, you’re unlikely to discover your adolescent’s first exposure to adult sexual content from finding a scrunched-up Playboy magazine under their mattress. With easy access to the internet and the use of tablets and mobile phones, it’s more likely to be from free, mainstream online porn. And it [...]

By Generation Next|2024-07-09T11:56:52+10:00July 8th, 2024|Categories: Pornography|Tags: Article|0 Comments