IMFAR 2016

Autism and Suicidality: Conversations Between Researchers and Autistic People

May 10, 2017 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Photo © Gayan Gunawardana | Creative Commons [image: Backlit photo of a sad ponytailed person with their head down, in profile in front of an ocean sunset.] Dr. Sarah Cassidy co-chaired a SIG (Special Interest Group) on Autism and Suicidality at IMFAR 2016, in Baltimore. We weren’t able to attend her session, but Dr. Cassidy […]

The State of Autism Research: TPGA Takeaways From IMFAR 2016

May 23, 2016 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Shannon Des Roches Rosa with Carol Greenburg Your faithful TPGA editors spent most of last week in Baltimore, Maryland at IMFAR, the International Meeting for Autism Research. We gleaned as much as we could from the 2000 scientists, professionals, autistic people, and family members from all over the world who spent three full days talking