Spectrum: Autism Research News

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 10 October.

The pair’s new guidebook offers practical steps to make clinical trials easier and more meaningful for autistic participants.

Two groups are working to increase representation among neuropsychology researchers, in part to improve behavioral assessments for autism.

Their plans stand to improve how autistic children from racial or ethnic minorities are evaluated.

The results highlight the importance of subgrouping study participants based on their underlying genetics, the researchers say.

The machine-learning approach could help identify how brain structure differs between autistic and non-autistic infants, the researchers say.

The prize recognizes Geschwind’s contributions to our understanding of autism genetics.

Many autistic researchers say that academia could be the perfect place for them — but a number of obstacles stand in the way.

Autistic researchers describe the challenges they’ve faced in academia and how their non-autistic colleagues can make the workplace more inclusive.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 29 August.