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What Autistic People Want From Autism Research: AutINSAR 2025 Recap

May 25, 2025 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people, autism researchers, family members, and professionals about priorities in autism research. AutINSAR 2025 took place at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in Seattle, Washington.

Crowd of neurodivergent people posing in the corner of the INSAR press room. Back row: Emily and Manuel Casanova, Jon Adams, Bret Heasman, Sue Fletcher-Watson, Anne Fritz, Cat Hughes, Aaron Bouma, Bethan Davies, Corina Becker, Stephanie Vreeland, and Steven Kapp. Center row: Sara Luterman, Christina Nicolaidis, Lorcan Kenny, Christine Jenkins, and Louise Tardif. Front: TPGA editors Shannon Rosa and Carol Greenburg.

AutINSAR 2019: Discussing Autistic Priorities For Autism Research

May 27, 2019 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

AutINSAR is a conversation between autistic people and/or autism researchers about needed autism research directions, priorities, oversights, course corrections, and goals.