Oral research proposal

The invisible disease in a multicultural AustraliaWe are here to bridge the cultural gap in Autism awareness. This comes to mind as some cultures don't use or even know the word 'Autism' so how can our discourse become more inclusive in bridging the gap for a disability that affects 1 in 50 of our children. As clinicians we hold the sole power to use our language and expertise to relay diagnostic information to parents, however it has come to my attention, that there are gaps within. ~How many of our children nation wide do not receive help and are overlooked?~ simply because their parents may not fully understand what Autism is? But sure enough they probably understand what a 'disability' is, what 'being handicapped' is or even acknowledging when there is a 'problem'.The invisible disease in a multicultural AustraliaWe are here to bridge the cultural gap in Autism awareness. This comes to mind as some cultures don't use or even know the word 'Autism' so how can our discourse become more inclusive in bridging the gap for a disability that affects 1 in 50 of our children. As clinicians we hold the sole power to use our language and expertise to relay diagnostic information to parents, however it has come to my attention, that there are gaps within. ~How many of our children nation wide do not receive help and are overlooked?~ simply because their parents may not fully understand what Autism is? But sure enough they probably understand what a 'disability' is, what 'being handicapped' is or even acknowledging when there is a 'problem'.
The invisible disease in a multicultural Australia
We are here to bridge the cultural gap in Autism awareness. This comes to mind as some cultures don't use or even know the word 'Autism' so how can our discourse become more inclusive in bridging the gap for a disability that affects 1 in 50 of our children. As clinicians we hold the sole power to use our language and expertise to relay diagnostic information to parents, however it has come to my attention, that there are gaps within.
~How many of our children nation wide do not receive help and are overlooked?~ simply because their parents may not fully understand what Autism is? But sure enough they probably understand what a 'disability' is, what 'being handicapped' is or even acknowledging when there is a 'problem'.

The invisible disease in a multicultural Australia
We are here to bridge the cultural gap in Autism awareness. This comes to mind as some cultures don't use or even know the word 'Autism' so how can our discourse become more inclusive in bridging the gap for a disability that affects 1 in 50 of our children. As clinicians we hold the sole power to use our language and expertise to relay diagnostic information to parents, however it has come to my attention, that there are gaps within.
~How many of our children nation wide do not receive help and are overlooked?~ simply because their parents may not fully understand what Autism is? But sure enough they probably understand what a 'disability' is, what 'being handicapped' is or even acknowledging when there is a 'problem'.








The invisible disease in a multicultural AustraliaOn my slide you see FIVE different children, of different ethnic background that have Autism. Could you as an individual have picked that up? NO. And that is simply because Autism is an 'invisible' disease. It has no physical symptoms or traits and thus can only be distinguished via cognitive testing. Im not making a point to be sympathetic to them, but more making a point to make a difference. Changing our discourse to be more inclusive, so that diagnostic situations can be understood to EVERYONE in our broader community. Removing the stigma in having a disability is one major aspect, changing the words we use to describe it can have monumental effects. Disability-special-odd-disorder-disabled- different- challenged- "Autism"These are the words used by people I surveyed before presenting here.The invisible disease in a multicultural AustraliaOn my slide you see FIVE different children, of different ethnic background that have Autism. Could you as an individual have picked that up? NO. And that is simply because Autism is an 'invisible' disease. It has no physical symptoms or traits and thus can only be distinguished via cognitive testing. Im not making a point to be sympathetic to them, but more making a point to make a difference. Changing our discourse to be more inclusive, so that diagnostic situations can be understood to EVERYONE in our broader community. Removing the stigma in having a disability is one major aspect, changing the words we use to describe it can have monumental effects. Disability-special-odd-disorder-disabled- different- challenged- "Autism"These are the words used by people I surveyed before presenting here.
The invisible disease in a multicultural Australia
On my slide you see FIVE different children, of different ethnic background that have Autism. Could you as an individual have picked that up? NO. And that is simply because Autism is an 'invisible' disease. It has no physical symptoms or traits and thus can only be distinguished via cognitive testing.
Im not making a point to be sympathetic to them, but more making a point to make a difference. Changing our discourse to be more inclusive, so that diagnostic situations can be understood to EVERYONE in our broader community. Removing the stigma in having a disability is one major aspect, changing the words we use to describe it can have monumental effects. Disability-special-odd-disorder-disabled- different- challenged- "Autism"
These are the words used by people I surveyed before presenting here.
The invisible disease in a multicultural Australia
On my slide you see FIVE different children, of different ethnic background that have Autism. Could you as an individual have picked that up? NO. And that is simply because Autism is an 'invisible' disease. It has no physical symptoms or traits and thus can only be distinguished via cognitive testing.
Im not making a point to be sympathetic to them, but more making a point to make a difference. Changing our discourse to be more inclusive, so that diagnostic situations can be understood to EVERYONE in our broader community. Removing the stigma in having a disability is one major aspect, changing the words we use to describe it can have monumental effects. Disability-special-odd-disorder-disabled- different- challenged- "Autism"
These are the words used by people I surveyed before presenting here.









The invisible disease in a multicultural AustraliaSo imagine how much more information I could gather in testing all parents in Australia to see what words matter.Australia is a growing nation that thrives off the multicultural aspects that influence our society- so how are our words affecting this? I personally come from a background of immigrants, so I firsthand understand that words can easily be lost in translation in day to day communication, so imagine during a clinical setting when medical jargon is being thrown around – how much can be lost. I am working on finding out how clinical discourse affects parents of children being diagnosed with Autism, and catering for all ethnicities and including cultural differences within my analysis. The invisible disease in a multicultural AustraliaSo imagine how much more information I could gather in testing all parents in Australia to see what words matter.Australia is a growing nation that thrives off the multicultural aspects that influence our society- so how are our words affecting this? I personally come from a background of immigrants, so I firsthand understand that words can easily be lost in translation in day to day communication, so imagine during a clinical setting when medical jargon is being thrown around – how much can be lost. I am working on finding out how clinical discourse affects parents of children being diagnosed with Autism, and catering for all ethnicities and including cultural differences within my analysis.
The invisible disease in a multicultural Australia
So imagine how much more information I could gather in testing all parents in Australia to see what words matter.
Australia is a growing nation that thrives off the multicultural aspects that influence our society- so how are our words affecting this? I personally come from a background of immigrants, so I firsthand understand that words can easily be lost in translation in day to day communication, so imagine during a clinical setting when medical jargon is being thrown around – how much can be lost.
I am working on finding out how clinical discourse affects parents of children being diagnosed with Autism, and catering for all ethnicities and including cultural differences within my analysis.




The invisible disease in a multicultural Australia
So imagine how much more information I could gather in testing all parents in Australia to see what words matter.
Australia is a growing nation that thrives off the multicultural aspects that influence our society- so how are our words affecting this? I personally come from a background of immigrants, so I firsthand understand that words can easily be lost in translation in day to day communication, so imagine during a clinical setting when medical jargon is being thrown around – how much can be lost.
I am working on finding out how clinical discourse affects parents of children being diagnosed with Autism, and catering for all ethnicities and including cultural differences within my analysis.



















The invisible disease in a multicultural AustraliaI want to survey parents and caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds to analyse words that they understand/don't understand and the impact of the severity of that word. So the word Disability vs. Autism vs. Problem and how that ranks in terms of importance and stigma. I am making sure that clinical discourse is accessible to everyone. To your grandparents, your aunties, your friends and yourselves. Everyone needs to be on the same page in understanding what a disability is, that it can happen, that it exists. Autism exists and in 2015 it was reported as the LARGEST disability group in Australia. It affects 1 in 50 of our children. Thank you. The invisible disease in a multicultural AustraliaI want to survey parents and caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds to analyse words that they understand/don't understand and the impact of the severity of that word. So the word Disability vs. Autism vs. Problem and how that ranks in terms of importance and stigma. I am making sure that clinical discourse is accessible to everyone. To your grandparents, your aunties, your friends and yourselves. Everyone needs to be on the same page in understanding what a disability is, that it can happen, that it exists. Autism exists and in 2015 it was reported as the LARGEST disability group in Australia. It affects 1 in 50 of our children. Thank you.
The invisible disease in a multicultural Australia
I want to survey parents and caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds to
analyse words that they understand/don't understand and the impact of the severity of that word. So the word Disability vs. Autism vs. Problem and how that ranks in terms of importance and stigma.

I am making sure that clinical discourse is accessible to everyone. To your grandparents, your aunties, your friends and yourselves. Everyone needs to be on the same page in understanding what a disability is, that it can happen, that it exists. Autism exists and in 2015 it was reported as the LARGEST disability group in Australia. It affects 1 in 50 of our children.
Thank you.

The invisible disease in a multicultural Australia
I want to survey parents and caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds to
analyse words that they understand/don't understand and the impact of the severity of that word. So the word Disability vs. Autism vs. Problem and how that ranks in terms of importance and stigma.

I am making sure that clinical discourse is accessible to everyone. To your grandparents, your aunties, your friends and yourselves. Everyone needs to be on the same page in understanding what a disability is, that it can happen, that it exists. Autism exists and in 2015 it was reported as the LARGEST disability group in Australia. It affects 1 in 50 of our children.
Thank you.