Tensions build between autism researchers and the autistic community – BBC Newsnight

What scientists should, or shouldn’t, research is usually poured over in funding boards and ethics committees.

But the future of autism research is now commonly argued over on social media – as the autistic community speaks up about the type of research carried out, and the language used.

Newsnight’s Science and Technology Correspondent Kate Lamble reports.

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