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Elizabeth Bonker is a silent woman with a loud mission. She wants government agencies to cover the costs of training people with autism in a form of communication called assisted spelling. One problem: Leading professional organizations don’t believe it works. “All nonspeakers above the age of 5 should be given the opportunity,” typed Bonker, who

The Queensland government has announced an immediate ban on hormone treatments through the public health system for new patients under the age of 18. Health Minister Tim Nicholls also announced an independent external review into the evidence for stage one and two hormone therapies, puberty blockers and cross sex hormones. “The review will encourage the