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upcoming meeting
May
15 - 18
2024
Melbourne, Australia
INSAR 2024 Annual Meeting
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What we are reading
“Functional neurogenomics in autism spectrum disorders: a decade of progress”
By LUCY K. BICKS & D.H. GESCHWIND IN CURRENT OPINIONS IN NEUROBIOLOGY
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Upcoming conference
May
12 - 17
2024
Lucca, Italy
Fragile X and Autism-Related Disorders Gordon Research Conference
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Spectrum books

Chronicle of a Field Retold: Autism Science in Profile

2022
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Autism by the Numbers: Explaining its Apparent Rise

2021
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Spectrum’s guide to autism 2020

2020
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