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Amedeo Tumolillo

Web Producer, Spectrum

Amedeo Tumolillo produces Spectrum content and commissions art for the site.

Before joining the foundation in 2012, Amedeo produced online content for The New York Times out of their New York and Hong Kong offices. He also worked as a reporter and videographer and then web director at The Albuquerque Tribune in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Amedeo holds an M.S.J. from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

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December 2013

Most-viewed articles of 2013

by  /  19 December 2013

This is a list of the ten stories that most caught our readers’ attention this year.

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May 2013

DSM-5

by  /  30 May 2013

A special report on the release of the DSM-5, the long-awaited new version of American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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March 2013

Mapping connectivity

by  /  22 March 2013

A number of imaging tools are available to study connectivity in autism, each providing a slightly different picture of the disorder.

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Connectivity

by  /  22 March 2013

This special report examines the theory that neural connectivity is altered in autism, exploring the latest findings and debates in the field.

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December 2012

Top quotes of 2012

by  /  20 December 2012

The top quotes of 2012.

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Drugs in development for autism

by  /  20 December 2012

A look at various drugs attempting to address autism and their stages of development.

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2012: Year in review

by  /  20 December 2012

Take a look back at the most important developments in autism research in 2012, including notable papers, top techniques, major controversies and predictions for the future.

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Hot topics in 2013

by  /  20 December 2012

This year saw the emergence of a few unexpected twists in autism research, and provided fresh insights into some of the usual suspects. Based on suggestions from several researchers and SFARI staff, here’s our list of the top ten topics this year.

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Top tools and techniques of 2012

by  /  20 December 2012

2012 saw many new exciting — and often colorful — technical advances, ranging from tools that build brains from the cell up to robots that can replace neuroscientists.

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Predictions for 2013

by  /  20 December 2012

Take a look through SFARI.org’s crystal ball to predict major developments in autism research in 2013.

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