Autistic people are coming into their own as political players
With the election of Jessica Benham and others to U.S. state legislatures, autistic politicians stand poised to advocate for policy and research on priorities that matter most to them.
With the election of Jessica Benham and others to U.S. state legislatures, autistic politicians stand poised to advocate for policy and research on priorities that matter most to them.
Prisons are often ill-equipped to handle autistic inmates, who are at risk for mental health problems and abuse.
Protecting the privacy of autistic people and their families faces new challenges in the era of big data.
With pandemic restrictions lifting, many researchers are cautiously returning to work.
Biomedical research costs money. And applying for research funding can be a long and complicated process.
While most of the world hungers for a vaccine to put an end to the death and economic destruction wrought by COVID-19, some anti-vaccine groups are joining anti-lockdown protesters to challenge restrictions aimed at protecting public health.
The National Institutes of Health is offering autism researchers who are coping with the coronavirus pandemic flexibility with their grant applications, budgets and progress reports.
While much of the world’s operations have sputtered to a halt, some labs have found ways to keep science moving forward.
As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts researchers’ working lives, the academic journals that publish their work are adjusting too.
People with disabilities are at increased risk of medical and other complications from coronavirus infection. There is a lot that governments can do to help them.