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Spectrum: Autism Research News

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Emmet Fraizer

Editorial Assistant

Emmet Fraizer is Spectrum‘s editorial assistant, providing administrative support to the editorial team. Prior to joining the foundation in October 2022, they worked in education nonprofits and youth organizing. Originally from western Massachusetts, Emmet holds a B.A. in international studies with honors from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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October 2023
Marchers in St. Petersburg, Florida protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

Neuroscience group to relocate 2025 meeting slated for Florida

by  /  5 October 2023

Going forward, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology plans to gather at “non-discriminatory sites,” following the passage of Florida laws targeting LGBTQ+ people and reproductive rights.

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September 2023
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Link between autism and transness being misused, scientists say

by  /  8 September 2023

Some researchers are pushing back — with mixed results.

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August 2023
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Autism in Adulthood gets its first impact factor

by  /  4 August 2023

The 4-year-old journal focuses on research that aims to improve the lives of autistic adults.

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June 2023
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New estimate suggests most autistic adults in England lack a formal diagnosis

by  /  9 June 2023

The finding underscores a need for adult autism diagnostic services.

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April 2023
Illustration of a diverse group of bodies floating in space.

New measure characterizes gender diversity in study participants

by  /  12 April 2023

The Gender Self-Report could help autism researchers include more gender-diverse people across a range of ages and neurotypes in their work.

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March 2023
A toy or abacus with emoji-styled yellow faces instead of beads. The faces show different expressions, with many happy faces that are on the outside of the main framework.

‘Flourishing’ measure may not hold up for autistic children

by  /  29 March 2023

Evidence of measurement bias undermines past claims about autistic children’s lower well-being.

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February 2023
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Neurodiversity conference aims to link research, lived experience

by  /  24 February 2023

The “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” conference draws neurodiversity researchers, clinicians and community members to Scotland, where they plan to discuss interdisciplinary, transdiagnostic work.

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January 2023
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Decisional capacity and informed consent, explained

by  /  23 January 2023

To include more autistic people in research, here’s what scientists need to know about informed consent procedures for study participants who have impaired decision-making capacity.

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Two teenage girls sit next to each other on a couch, one looking at a cell phone while the other uses a tablet computer.

Turner syndrome tied to autism

by  /  5 January 2023

Most people with the X-linked syndrome have autism traits, and about one-quarter meet diagnostic criteria for the condition.

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