Last month’s annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) was one of its biggest gatherings to date. It also saw an increase in presentations focused on basic science, according to Christine Wu Nordahl, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, Davis MIND Institute and scientific chair for this […]
If you are familiar with the empowering concept of the Double Empathy Problem—in which blaming autistic people for lacking empathy is reexamined and turned inside out—then you know that British sociologist and social psychologist Dr. Damian Milton came up with the concept in 2012. You know that the Double Empathy Problem (DEP) has resonated deeply […]
At this year’s meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in Prague, one theme stood out above the rest for me: We are entering a new era of genetic medicine for autism. Much of the attention focused on rare genetic variants, such as changes in SCN2A, SHANK3 or UBE3A, that are known to […]
PRAGUE—Last week, more than 2,200 people from around the globe gathered to share, learn and discuss the latest in autism research at the 25th International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) annual meeting. Over the past quarter century, the gathering has expanded beyond a core group of basic scientists and clinicians studying the condition’s genetics and […]
If you are familiar with the empowering concept of the Double Empathy Problem—in which blaming autistic people for lacking empathy is reexamined and turned inside out—then you know that British sociologist and social psychologist Dr. Damian Milton came up with the concept in 2012. You know that the Double Empathy Problem (DEP) has resonated deeply […]
When I was a doctoral student, I attended my first annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in 2005. It was also among the earliest of the INSAR meetings, which had begun in 2001. And at this gathering of several hundred scientists in Boston, I recall being awestruck, attending sessions alongside people—superheroes […]
Opportunity to opine: As the autism research community gears up for the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, which starts tomorrow in Prague, Czech Republic, prominent researchers are expressing their views in published editorials. Geraldine Dawson of Duke University articulates the tensions within the autism community: Some say researchers should prioritize supports […]
The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) is pausing its annual INSAR Institute for the year, it announced last week. The institute, a series of webinars about autism research that are designed to be accessible to students, early-career investigators and non-experts, has been held in June and July since its start in 2015. The popular […]
