Features Editor
Spectrum
Ingrid Wickelgren edits Deep Dives, Spectrum’s long-form stories on important topics in autism research.
Before joining the foundation in 2015, Ingrid was senior editor at Scientific American Mind and wrote the Streams of Consciousness blog for ScientificAmerican.com. She has also authored three popular science books and has written for Science, Discover, Health and The New York Times.
Ingrid has a B.S. in biological sciences from Stanford University.
An electrical brain implant all but erased the obsessions that had consumed Becky Audette, years after her autism diagnosis. Could similar implants help other people with severe autism?
Scientists dish about the biggest challenges they face as they tackle tough questions about autism.
A European initiative that aims to provide a framework for clinical trials in autism has developed tools to track treatment responses.
An analysis of blood samples from nearly 17,000 individuals with autism points to new regions of the genome likely to be involved in the disorder.
Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.
Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 30 March.
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 30 March.
The one-time boost would help counter the planned end this year to one of the program’s long-standing funding streams, which will result in a $195 million drop in funding for fiscal year 2027.
The one-time boost would help counter the planned end this year to one of the program’s long-standing funding streams, which will result in a $195 million drop in funding for fiscal year 2027.