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Children with autism may use memory differently. Understanding this could help us teach them

  • Written by John Munro, Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
Some stereotypical behaviours of individuals with autism suggest they don’t use a certain type of memory in the same way others might.Annie Spratt/Unsplash

Around one in every 70 Australians are on the autism spectrum. The proportion of children with autism is higher – more than 80% of all Australians on the autism spectrum are aged...

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