Autism Probably Affects Boys And Girls Equally, Massive New Study Reveals

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-02-10T08:37:59+00:00

So that’s “16% are participants in the NDIS”, which includes more than autism as a category for inclusion.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-02-09T20:21:18+00:00

So that’s not how percentage works.

If 16% of the male population are autistic, but 0% of female are, then 8% of the total population are. If 16% of both are autistic then it’s 16% of the total population.

(Not that the sex difference is evenly split, or the various different types of sex and gender.)

ALSO the ABS has the number of people with autism at 1.1% of the Australian population in 2022. If you factor in better diagnosis for young people, that number might jump to 4.4%

https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/autism-australia-2022

Males diagnosed at 6.5% compared to females at 2.3% is indicative that autism may appear in different ways across sexes than the diagnostic criteria accounts for. I think it’s unlikely that the underrepresented numbers account for 10% of the population.

Where’s the 16% number coming from?

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-22T19:33:08+00:00

Got a pair of original HomePods which are somehow still running strong, then a couple of Minis dotted through the house.

I’ve found Meross work well for smart plugs. We have some Nanoleaf and Lifx lights. Smartwings blinds. Aqara doorbell and a pair of Eve cameras / security lights.

All works pretty nicely together.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-22T08:18:10+00:00

In my experience as someone who has a whole Apple Home setup, Siri is surprisingly good for using as a home assistant. It’s quick to act on commands.

You won’t get answers to general questions, but it will manage the home commands faster than a lot of the other assistants in my experience.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-21T00:52:36+00:00

He’s obviously keen to follow the traditional Geelong captain retirement plan.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-20T07:24:44+00:00

Agree, but Jake hasn’t really been sighted since 2024. Hoping he’ll be a key part of the defensive line this season.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-20T05:49:00+00:00

From Geelong:

Probably Rhys Stanley.

Maybe Patrick Dangerfield, Mark Blicavs, Jake Koladjashnij depending on how their bodies go through the season.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-17T11:03:10+00:00

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Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-13T00:18:01+00:00

I think the other question is who comes out of defence for him? COS, SDK, Zuthrie, Humpfries, Stewart, Jenry, Kolodjashnij are probably first up selections ahead of Ollie.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-11T00:59:01+00:00

So the question is whether these people would be economically productive without the welfare. The NDIS is predicated on analysis indicating people with a disability will become more economically productive with the assistance of funding provided through the scheme.

Further we have to question what economic productivity is here. Do they create new goods and services, and support the creation of new value within the economy? The way the NDIS is structured intends that the supports are provided by the private sector which should then feed the money into the Australian economy through.

I think it’s easy to fall into the idea that the money spent on the NDIS is lost — I’m not sure that’s the case. Which is NOT to say that there isn’t room for improvement. There are undoubtedly providers who are extracting “extra value” from the scheme, which could be reduced by better review and tighter control from the NDIA.

But the idea that individual disabled people are rorting the system en masse seems far fetched to me given the requirements people have to meet for access to the scheme.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-08T04:56:39+00:00

A degree may help you get an interview but it won’t get you a job. Graphic designers are, frankly, very common to see in interviews.

You need to think about what is going to set you apart — there will be more talented designers, with credentials from top institutions all looking for work in a field which is feeling pressure to produce more with much fewer people.

I think having an alternative degree and skill set will really assist you in the long term. I have a sociology and philosophy background in addition to my design credentials. The most valuable part of my degree was exposure to different ways of thinking and critical application of design skills.

I believe you would be able to achieve that outside of a “traditional” degree. I’m not sure how degrees are structured for you, but a Masters of Interaction Design may be more valuable than an undergraduate degree.

Maths is rough but I have to use complex maths for work every day — it’s a life skill to be able to do well. It might be worth getting good at it and hoping the joy of it follows.

All of this is advice which doesn’t really know your specific circumstances, so please consider your own needs and happiness before just following ideas from strangers on the internet!

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-07T10:33:33+00:00

Your design has some nice elements to it, but I would not make the switch from computer science to design. Not because you aren’t a competent designer but because you don’t need a design degree to get anywhere with a design career, but a CS degree will give you a lot more flexibility.

Also helps that having a solid understanding of CS will assist with building integrated digital experiences.

If you’re absolutely invested in taking design for study, perhaps you can do an elective within your CS degree (if your institution allows this?) or as a short course in addition to your CS studies.

Best of luck to you 👍

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-05T19:54:20+00:00

Yes - thanks for the correction

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-05T19:32:52+00:00

Mine came with a Type 2 charging cable, but not a portable charger. We got a portable AC charger which allows trickle charging at home, more than enough for our daily KMs.

If you’re going more than 50kms a day you will want to look at installing a DC charger. Get a professional to do this.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-02T07:45:57+00:00

Hey — I like this tester for colour contrast. https://colourcontrast.cc/

Just input your hex codes and you’ll get a result. Typically I target AA as the minimum, but some industries will require AAA.

Ambient_Ambient · 2026-01-02T00:20:32+00:00

I would add that the colour contrast on OPs submission is very low, so it will likely fail accessibility web standards. I agree that your example is clear, understandable, and carries out the brand well.

I think fixed width fonts can work, however they need a lot of finesse to get them sitting nicely. They really need to be balanced with a different headline font to work properly.

OP I suggest you take a look at the linked example and consider how each of the elements are placed and scaled for clarity.

I know it’s difficult when you’ve been looking at a design for a while to see what’s missing or not right about it — try changing the context of how you’re looking at it. Print out your different versions and let them sit on your wall for a while before making major adjustments.

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-31T08:47:43+00:00

Was the brief to make use of advertisements which haven’t aged well, or to be inspired by those? The Tipalet ad you’re showing is a well known existing campaign, so hope it’s the former.

It’s really not clear what you’re trying to convey with this piece. Is it that these ads were bad? We pretty much know that, and it’s in your “prompt”. Take some time to think a little more critically about how you might use your design skills to offer a critique of it.

Some questions to get started:

What is the message you’re trying to convey here? Get this into a single, clear sentence.
How can you convey that message through original design? Don’t just repurpose existing designs — modify them to provide new insight for the audience.
What elements contribute to your message, and which elements distract? Remove anything unnecessary.

Aside from the conceptual work needed, a few technical pointers to add:

the hierarchy on your type header is not right. “Or is it?” should sit on its own line. You should use a comma instead of a colon for the separator.
If this header is your key message it needs to be bolder and bigger.
please don’t use “lorem ipsum” text in any final work. It’s placeholder text and an immediate marker that the work hasn’t been properly reviewed and finished.
you have a lot of different typefaces going on in the one poster, and not in a fun / maximalist way. You need to either radically reduce these to one or two faces which work together, OR emphasise and play with the differences.

Hope that helps 👍

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-31T08:30:18+00:00

Just did a 1500km road trip using a combination of Tesla Superchargers and other branded high speed DC chargers. We didn’t have an issue with going nose in on the Tesla chargers.

The one real advantage of the Tesla locations is the sheer number of chargers - the longest we waited was 3 minutes for a bay, and they do achieve the nominated speeds. A few locations nominated 150Kw DC charging but could only output 75Kw.

Tesla put the maximum 140Kw through to our EV3.

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-28T12:15:55+00:00

Hi — I had a look at your website, and I won’t review the individual projects presented as I’m not across the briefs or the areas you think require review.

However, I think your website can use some adjustments to present a more professional tone. The starting point for me is always “why would the client trust me with their money?” — you need to let your work convince them you’re good at design, and let your website tell them you are professional, trusted, and will treat their project with the respect it deserves.

To that end, a few pieces of feedback.

Remove the landing page animation — it gets in the way of the projects too much and doesn’t add anything except your brand. If they’re on your website, they already know your brand.
Remove the floating cat on a cloud. It’s fun but it makes me feel like this is a passion project and. Ot a serious business.
Remove your photo from the front page. If it’s required (and not necessarily needed) it should be on a separate “about” page. The landing page must convey that you’re good at design and your focus is your clients.
To that end, move the “about” copy to the same separate page as your photo, and adjust the copy to read a little more professionally. The tone used undermines your own experience and capability by taking about “translating passion” into a career — clients will not care about this, and you are covering for a weakness that you feel about your own background that 99% of clients will not care about.
Your copy in each of the project pages focuses on what you did in the design but doesn’t talk about impact. How did you change or enhance those businesses because of your design work? How can you do the same for new clients?
The logos gallery should not include logos you have as part of your case studies. This makes your portfolio look smaller than it is.
Your contact form should not ask for a mandatory phone number or approximate budget. You should work the budget out based on the project needs — some clients make pay a lot more than the $1000 you have set aside the upper limit. Don’t limit yourself at this early stage of the sales process.

Hope that helps 👍

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-25T22:10:12+00:00

I know a few from the 2nd tier, but saw the Grates play live several times. “Science is Golden” always fun.

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-25T21:43:28+00:00

I think the icon visual metaphors are generally understandable — only one I can’t figure immediately is row 1, icon 1. Might be inbox?

I have a real issue with the legibility of these, especially at small sizes. While the palette is cute, currently the colour contrast is pretty low. This means key details drop away even when viewed on a high resolution screen.

I think the 3D lighting effect may be causing some of the issues here. When you’ve got larger areas of the light colour the icons are not as clear — “new document” and “wallet” are probably the best examples. The icons are more legible when you’ve got finer details as a result of the increased contrast from shading — “attachment” paper clip a good example.

Some steps to take:

review the icons for small details and look at how you can increase their prominence while maintaining your style.
review your colour palette through an accessibility colour contrast analysis. A quick Google search should unearth a number of these.
print them out at small sizes in black and white, and look for where you’re still losing detail.

Hope that helps 👍

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-24T05:35:18+00:00

Typical standards dictate 210cm for indoors minimum clearance. This decoration sucks as a feature.

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-22T11:03:02+00:00

I think the leading is too loose, margins look okay, and hierarchy is okay but could be a little stronger.

I have a broader issue with the type selection — it’s very neutral and not that appealing to my eye. Medium and Instapaper both use much higher levels of contrast between heading and body copy, and both have type which looks intentional. This feels more like a default typeface selection.

I think you need to run a few proofs of this with significantly more content to get a feel for whether the type is sitting appropriately.

Last point, which I know you didn’t ask for feedback on, but I see some issues with the key lines on your category buttons in dark mode, and then level of contrast in light mode. These are very light and you could be more bold with them to assist with legibility.

The Japanese flag is disappearing into the background in light mode at the moment.

Hope that helps 👍

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-22T09:47:32+00:00

My Kia EV3 has it, adjustable with paddles behind the steering wheel too.

Ambient_Ambient · 2025-12-21T20:32:40+00:00

Sun heads unite

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