Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report

Recent Episodes

How to get and keep a job – from those that know

Posted August 4, 2019 • 00:16:18

There are many different factors that go into successful employment for people with and without autism. As part of the ASF policy brief on employment,...

Genes, environment and heritability: why does it matter?

Posted July 21, 2019 • 00:10:40

This week a 5 country collaboration including the largest number of people EVER revealed 80% of the causes of autism are heritable. This is incredibly...

Understanding the brains of people with autism with Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD

Posted July 14, 2019 • 01:01:55

This week’s ASF podcast is a special treat – Dr. Daniel Geschwind from UCLA provides an understanding of the brains of people with autism, focusing...

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere: preparing early interventions for the community

Posted July 7, 2019 • 00:11:53

This week two groups of heroes of autism research published studies that may not be the type of major breakthrough that the media reports on, but they...

What’s new in the immune system and ASD

Posted April 21, 2019 • 00:12:20

This holiday weekend always triggers a reincarnation, a resurrection of the vaccine – autism hypothesis. Many of you have read about the measles...