Waganesh Zeleke studies how cultural views can shape autistic people’s lives, as well as the lives of those around them.

Ami Klin wants researchers, clinicians and policymakers to think of autism as something inborn that only predisposes a child to certain traits. Early intervention can change the course of development.

Kim Kaiser spoke with Spectrum about the nonprofit organization The Color of Autism, why researchers fail to reach Black families and what’s needed to fix that disparity.

Studies of autism treatments rarely report adverse events, and the scientists involved often fail to disclose their conflicts of interest.