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

Yuho Okita and Mari Horiguchi

Yuho Okita (left), an occupational therapist in Melbourne and Mari Horiguchi, a psychologist talk about common misconceptions on Autism. Credit: Yuho Okita, Mari Horiguchi

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.


Mari Horiguchi and Yuho Okita
Credit: Positive Partnerships

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

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