Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report

Recent Episodes

Environmental factors: the forgotten stepchild of autism spectrum disorders

Posted January 12, 2020 • 00:16:42

When people hear the word “heritability” in mathematical estimates, they automatically think “just genetics”. That isn’t true, and this...

What sperm tells scientists about the origins of ASD

Posted January 5, 2020 • 00:08:49

Does autism begin at a diagnosis, or before a diagnosis? How early do genetics influence outcome? This podcast explores a new angle to this question...

The 2019 Year End Summary

Posted December 30, 2019 • 00:33:18

What more appropriate podcast to end 2019 with than the summary of advances of scientific research of autism spectrum disorders? The SAB of ASF and...

The AAP Empowers Pediatricians to Help Kids with ASDs

Posted December 22, 2019 • 00:09:35

Thank you to the American Academy of Pediatrics for publishing an updated guide for their 67,000 members about identification, evaluation and management...

Investigating inequality in autism spectrum disorder

Posted December 15, 2019 • 00:13:04

While autism organizations might not always agree on everything, there is something that we all feel is unacceptable and is priority for research: racial,...