Ari Ne’eman
President and Co-founder
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
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How governments should maintain disability services during the pandemic
People with disabilities are at increased risk of medical and other complications from coronavirus infection. There is a lot that governments can do to help them.
![Caregiver and person with autism are inside a delicate protected sphere, while the COVID19 virus looms all around them.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Burnout_Explainer844.jpg)
How governments should maintain disability services during the pandemic
Questions for Ari Ne’eman: Partnering with participants
Autistic adults should be partners in the research process, not just ‘subjects’ in a study, says Ari Ne’eman.
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Questions for Ari Ne’eman: Partnering with participants
Will new DSM-5 autism criteria impact services?
The newest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is an imperfect document, but it is far from the calamity that many have accused it of being, says Ari Ne’eman.
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Computational and systems neuroscience needs development
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Computational and systems neuroscience needs development
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FOXP1 gene; dose effect of neurodevelopmental conditions; transcriptomics in mouse model of autism
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 1 July.
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FOXP1 gene; dose effect of neurodevelopmental conditions; transcriptomics in mouse model of autism
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 1 July.