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When autistic kids grow up May 20, 2026

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An autistic researcher's paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.

'Emergent and transactional': How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions Aug 28, 2023

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Jonathan Green is professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and an honorary consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is also a long-practicing clinician. In this interview, he discusses the genesis of his recent article, "Debate: Neurodiversity, autism and healthcare," and how it has been received by colleagues and the neurodiversity self-advocate community. There have been two commentaries published in response to Green's article, with a third still in production.

The story of autism research in Australia: A conversation with Cheryl Dissanayake Jul 25, 2023

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Cheryl Dissanayake is a professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, and the Olga Tennison Endowed Chair in Autism Research at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Center. She has been researching autism since 1984. Spectrum spoke with her about her path to autism science, the history of the field in Australia, and the importance of Melbourne hosting the 2024 INSAR annual conference, which Dissanayake will chair. In this conversation, Dissanayake mentions Margot Prior, Bruce Tonge, Lawrence Bartak, Ross Day, Stella Crosley, Marian Sigman, Beryl McKenzie and Olga Tennison - all notable names from Australia's autism research community.

New journals seek to fill neurodiversity gap Mar 08, 2023

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The two journals, although differing in initial support, both realized the need for a publication focused exclusively on the neurodiverse experience.

Writing a 'new history of autism' Nov 08, 2022

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Spectrum talks with David Dobbs about researching his latest article, and what he found.

What it's like to be a Black autism researcher Oct 22, 2020

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Spectrum spoke to four Black autism researchers about what it's like to be in a field that's overwhelmingly white, how police violence against Black people has affected them, and the joy of finding one another in 'Black In Neuro.'

Spectrum stories: Life in lockdown with autism Jun 17, 2020

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Host Chelsey B. Coombs talks to clinicians and people with autism about their experience of the pandemic, how their routines have changed and some of the unexpected benefits.

Spectrum Stories: What social touch says about autism Jun 18, 2019

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Understanding how touch is altered in autism could yield an early marker of the condition.

Spectrum Stories: How social media aids discovery and diagnosis of autism-linked conditions May 06, 2019

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Social media is connecting families with researchers who study rare conditions related to autism - to the benefit of both.

Spectrum Stories: The benefits of genetic testing in autism Mar 18, 2019

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Finding a mutation linked to autism traits can have life-changing consequences for autistic individuals and their families.

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