Controversial ‘cost of autism’ paper retracted
The journal’s decision comes two years after Spectrum covered backlash from researchers over the study.
The journal’s decision comes two years after Spectrum covered backlash from researchers over the study.
Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 5 June.
The finding underscores a need for adult autism diagnostic services.
The results lend support for clinical trials of arbaclofen in people with an autism-linked condition, the researchers say.
Researchers share advice about how they find connection and gain visibility via online platforms.
Researchers also share insight into navigating the academic job market and “everything you wanted to know about running a lab but were afraid to ask.”
Next-generation trackers could realize a long-standing research dream: conducting sleep studies in large numbers of autistic people.
But the alternatives, including living-brain biopsies, raise logistical and ethical questions, experts say.
Scientists on social media this week discussed a failed attempt to replicate some functional MRI results and children’s journeys to an autism diagnosis in the United Kingdom.
Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 29 May.