← Back to CalendarApril 6
Autism Science Foundation Day
A day recognizing evidence-based autism research and science literacy, and the value of rigorous, ethical research that includes autistic people.
History
We mark April 6, within Autism Acceptance Month, as a day to celebrate careful autism science and to help families tell well-designed research apart from misinformation.
How to Participate
- →Learn to evaluate autism research critically, who funded it? What was the sample size?
- →Follow the Autism Science Foundation for evidence-based research updates
- →Push back on autism misinformation, including vaccine pseudoscience
- →Support research that centers autistic people's quality of life, not just cause-finding
- →Learn about the ethical debates in autism research, including the MSSNG project
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