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May 2023
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Community Newsletter: Highlights from INSAR 2023

by  /  7 May 2023

This week we’re highlighting social-media chatter from the INSAR 2023 meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Spectrum Launch: Demystifying academia with Laurel Gabard-Durnam

by  /  4 May 2023

The Northeastern University psychology professor’s website offers a wealth of resources about how to navigate an academic career.

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What kind of autism research should we do, and where should we do it?

by  /  3 May 2023

Researchers at INSAR 2023 need to discuss these questions and remember that the purpose of research may be different for different communities.

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Heading to INSAR 2023: New research and sessions to address simmering tensions

by  /  2 May 2023

The annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research in Sweden’s capital — which starts Wednesday — plans to tackle friction over terminology and research priorities.

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Beyond the bench: At school with Verónica Martínez Cerdeño

by  /  1 May 2023

Spectrum caught up with the University of California, Davis professor about her passion for volunteering in underserved schools, birding and fossil-hunting.

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April 2023
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Community Newsletter: Tortured phrases; inherited variation; atypical speech and self-harm; autism prevalence

by  /  30 April 2023

Researchers on PubPeer noted several autism papers with tortured phrases, and scientists on Twitter discussed new findings on inherited variation in developmental conditions, the link between atypical speech and self-harm, and autism prevalence.

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Community Newsletter: Mass resignation at NeuroImage; new mouse brain atlas

by  /  23 April 2023

The resignation of all the editors from two brain imaging journals caused quite a stir on social media this week, and a new 3D brain atlas turned some heads.

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Imaging journal editors resign over ‘extreme’ open-access fees

by  /  19 April 2023

The editors intend to start a new nonprofit journal.

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U.S. study charts changing prevalence of profound and non-profound autism

by  /  19 April 2023

Profound autism prevalence rose from 2002 to 2016, though not nearly as much as non-profound autism did.

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Weaponized heterogeneity only harms the most vulnerable autistic people

by  /  17 April 2023

Focusing on aspects of autistic experience that we all share may lead more quickly to our shared goal of improved outcomes for all autistic people.

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