Are you an early-career #autism researcher? Applications are now open for ASF’s 2027 Post-Doctoral Save Our Scientists (SOS) Grants, which provide flexible funding to help researchers continue their work amid changing federal research funding. More: bit.ly/4fuCt7m

Important reminder: The Independent Autism Coordinating Committee (I-ACC) meets tomorrow, July 23, beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. View the agenda, access the meeting link, and learn more at www.I-ACCAutism.org.

A milestone for profound #autism research: A new paper published in Molecular Autism, co-authored by ASF President Alison Singer and Chief Science Officer Alycia Halladay, PhD, establishes a consensus research definition of profound autism. Read it here: bit.ly/4xRLpL8

ASF is now accepting applications for Research Accelerator Grants. These grants are designed to help scientists expand the scope, increase efficiency, and accelerate active #autism #research projects. Applications are due July 6. Apply: bit.ly/4dHOTYw

The IACC has been hijacked by a narrow ideological agenda that does not reflect either the #autism community or the state of autism science. Read our statement: autismsciencefoundation.org/press_releas...

Apply now for ASF's 2026 Undergraduate Summer Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders program—supporting mentored basic and clinical autism research during summer 2026. Applications due: March 6. More here: autismsciencefoundation.org/press_releas... #UndergradResearch #Autism #AutismResearch #Grants

Recent funding cuts have affected all levels of science, and early career researchers may be hit the hardest. ASF and the Broad Institute are collecting data to demonstrate the effects of these cuts. We want to hear from you. Click here: redcap.partners.org/redcap/surve...

We're appalled to find that the CDC’s “Autism & Vaccines” webpage has been changed and distorted, replacing science and evidence-based information with anti-vaccine rhetoric and lies. The science is clear: vaccines do not cause autism. Our statement: autismsciencefoundation.org/press_releas...

ASF is now accepting applications for our 2026 Profound Autism Pilot Grants. These one-year awards support research aimed at uncovering the causes of profound autism and developing interventions. Open to both established investigators and pre-doctoral fellows. More here: bit.ly/4qYT9aY

Recent funding cuts have affected all levels of science, and early career researchers may be hit the hardest. ASF and the Broad Institute are collecting data to demonstrate the effects of these cuts. We want to hear from you. Click here: redcap.partners.org/redcap/surve...

Large-scale genetic and phenotypic studies show there are biologically and clinically distinct subtypes of #autism, validating differences within the spectrum. Now that science recognizes autism subtypes, the #DSM should too! Read ASF President Alison Singer's @medpagetoday.com op-ed: bit.ly/42APJR1

Opinion | The Case for Splitting Up the Autism Spectrum

Science recognizes autism subtypes -- the DSM should too

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On this week’s #ASFpodcast, we speak with the researchers behind the new @JAMAnetwork study. Join us for an engaging discussion on findings that reveal why #autism may be missed in #girls. Listen now: asfpodcast.org/archives/1918

This one’s for the girls

This week, Drs. Casey Burrows from @UMN and Shuting Zheng from @UTexas discuss a new paper looking at sex differences in autism features from 20-40 months of age. A new analysis done with data from…

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Check out this @propublica.org story on how RFK Jr.'s pursuit of fringe #autism theories has forced the shutdown of credible #research on #environmental factors. “We’re talking about probably decades of delays and setbacks,” said ASF CSO Dr. Alycia Halladay in the piece. bit.ly/3HCmVjU

RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.

While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

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A study by the Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC), funded by ASF, finds that many girls show milder early autism traits, leading to underdiagnosis. Updated tools and training could help identify #autism in girls sooner and improve outcomes. Read the paper here: bit.ly/3J5z8Ov

Must Read! Dr. Anders Hviid responds in TrialSite News, defending his study that shows no link between aluminum in vaccines after criticism from HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Dr. Hviid stands for science: transparent methods, peer review, open debate—not conspiracy or fear. And so do we. bit.ly/3Hkuiwa

Data vs. Doubt: Danish Scientist Responds to U.S. HHS Secretary Critique of Aluminum Vaccine Study

Anders Hviid, August 3, 2025, Copenhagen In his opinion piece published August 1, 2025, on Trialsite News, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services raises a number of methodol...

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Important ASF grant announcement! Federal funding cuts are forcing early-career autism scientists out of #research. To fight back, we’ve launched our new “Save Our Scientists” (SOS) Grants to sustain & empower #postdoctoral investigators & keep #autism research moving forward. More: bit.ly/4lwgnly

#Researchers: Budget cuts at HHS have jeopardized decades of #autism #research. If you’ve received notice of #HHS funding cuts, are facing funding delays, or have experienced reductions in services and supports, please share your experience with us. Take our survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/KGVCVS5

Important ASF grant announcement! Federal funding cuts are forcing early-career autism scientists out of #research. To fight back, we’ve launched our new “Save Our Scientists” (SOS) Grants to sustain & empower #postdoctoral investigators & keep #autism research moving forward. More: bit.ly/4lwgnly

#AutismResearchers: The full Autism Inpatient Collection dataset is available. It includes data from 1550 children with #autism who face severe emotional and behavioral challenges. With this resource, investigators can work toward better outcomes for individuals with #ProfoundAutism. bit.ly/4eIwMkh

I am thrilled to announce the release of the full dataset from the Autism Inpatient Collection to all investigators. | Matthew Siegel, MD, MBA

I am thrilled to announce the release of the full dataset from the Autism Inpatient Collection to all investigators. This collection of over 1550 autistic children and their parents, arduously coll...

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Here’s yet another way ASF is helping to find the underlying biological causes of #autism. In this interview by @pmsfofficial.bsky.social, Dr. Boaz Barak describes his ASF-funded research analyzing how brain cells communicate in individuals with profound autism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdKi...

New Avenues in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Research Featuring Dr. Boaz Barak and Haitham Amal

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@theatlantic.com highlights the impact of the administration's policies on #autism research and cites our ongoing survey, which has revealed “more than $80 million in halted research,” grants in limbo, and lost jobs. These policies are threatening scientific progress. Link: bit.ly/4ezwT1i

RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine

The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.

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Dr Smith and Amy Fisher Lutz from NCSA will be discussing ECT for catatonia on the July 8th meeting of the Supporting People with Autism and Catatonia through Education Support at 1pm eastern. Learn more here: facebook.com/events/s/spa...

Hello autism community! The @AutismScienceFd is now on BlueSky! Tag us!