Helen Tager-Flusberg is director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence at Boston University. Her research aims to untangle autism and language impairments using behavioral and brain-imagining studies. She was also a columnist for Spectrum.
Boston University
Helen Tager-Flusberg is director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence at Boston University. Her research aims to untangle autism and language impairments using behavioral and brain-imagining studies. She was also a columnist for Spectrum.
A diagnosis of social communication disorder only keeps people from a community and resources they desperately want and need.
Studying parents of children with autism has long been controversial, but that doesn’t mean scientists should avoid it.
Elsa, the star of the movie “Frozen,” is the poster child for girls with autism.
Scientists should slow down and return to the basic tenets of research to regain the public’s trust.
Trials to test drugs for autism suffer from subjective measurements and placebo effects. Helen Tager-Flusberg outlines how to ferret out the true effects of potential autism therapies.
People can perceive some visual information even if they do not pay direct attention to it.
People can perceive some visual information even if they do not pay direct attention to it.
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 30 June.
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 30 June.
The International Society for Autism Research cited a need to “thoughtfully reimagine” its popular online program before resuming it in 2026.
The International Society for Autism Research cited a need to “thoughtfully reimagine” its popular online program before resuming it in 2026.