Bridge-building between communities: Imagining the future of biomedical autism research

• Published in: Cell Vol. 186; no. 18; pp. 3747 - 3752
• Main Authors: Heraty, Síofra, Lautarescu, Alexandra, Belton, David, Boyle, Alison, Cirrincione, Pietro, Doherty, Mary, Douglas, Sarah, Plas, Jan Roderik Derk, Van Den Bosch, Katrien, Violland, Pierre, Tercon, Jerneja, Ruigrok, Amber, Murphy, Declan G.M., Bourgeron, Thomas, Chatham, Christopher, Loth, Eva, Oakley, Bethany, McAlonan, Grainne M., Charman, Tony, Puts, Nicolaas, Gallagher, Louise, Jones, Emily J.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 31.08.2023
• ISSN: 0092-8674; 1097-4172
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.08.004

A paradigm shift in research culture is required to ease perceived tensions between autistic people and the biomedical research community. As a group of autistic and non-autistic scientists and stakeholders, we contend that through participatory research, we can reject a deficit-based conceptualization of autism while building a shared vision for a neurodiversity-affirmative biomedical research paradigm. A paradigm shift in research culture is required to ease perceived tensions between autistic people and the biomedical research community. As a group of autistic and non-autistic scientists and stakeholders, we contend that through participatory research, we can reject a deficit-based conceptualization of autism while building a shared vision for a neurodiversity-affirmative biomedical research paradigm.