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Spectrum: Autism Research News

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Chris Gunter

Senior adviser, National Human Genome Research Institute

Chris Gunter is senior adviser to the director of the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.

December 2015

Call to update standards for publishing autism research

by  /  1 December 2015

Autism researchers should take steps to communicate their findings before, during and after publication of the paper.

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October 2014

Communication lapses hinder autism research

by  /  24 October 2014

The term ‘deficit model’ traditionally means treating people with autism by focusing on their limitations rather than their strengths. Chris Gunter introduces the deficit model in a different context: science communication.

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June 2014

Great sequencing power — great responsibility

by ,  /  6 June 2014

Chris Gunter and Daniel MacArthur discuss guidelines for assessing the evidence that a genetic variant causes autism or another disorder.

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