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Perspectives from the field: Opinions in autism research

This collection of Spectrum articles from the past 12 months highlights expert perspectives on autism’s heritability and its link to biological sex, the value of transdiagnostic frameworks, and the field’s future, among other topics.

By Daisy Yuhas
10 July 2025 | 3 min read

The Transmitter offers a unique forum for researchers who study autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Our expert contributors have tackled questions about autism’s heritability and its link to biological sex, the usefulness of theory-of-mind tests and the value of transdiagnostic frameworks. They have also weighed in on the field’s future during uncertain political times, when U.S. federal funding and scientific priorities are in flux. Here we round up some of the notable viewpoints, opinion articles and Q&As from the past 12 months.

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