We have been covering INSAR, the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, for fifteen years. It is fascinating how the autism research landscape both has and has not evolved during that stretch.
AutINSAR is an online and in-person discussion about autistic priorities in autism research, and is an invaluable resource for autism researchers who want to help autistic people live their best lives.
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.
Ehlers-Dahlos syndromes are disorders that affect connective tissues. They are both under-researched, and common co-occurring conditions in autistic people.
Dr. Rachel Moseley and Carol Greenburg [image: Photos of two smiling white women wearing glasses posing together. Left, Rachel Moseley has shoulder-length light brown hair. Right, Carol Greenburg’s hair is in a platinum bob.] Content note: This interview discusses self-injury and suicidal behavior. Oftentimes the most rewarding findings at INSAR, the annual meeting for the
Dr. Ruth Ann Luna and Shannon Rosa. Photo © TPGA [image: A Latina woman with long dark brown hair, and a white woman with chin-length fluffy red hair and glasses, smiling and posing together.] Our editors Carol Greenburg and Shannon Rosa spoke with Dr. Ruth Ann Luna about her research on autistic kids and their
AutINSAR is a conversation between autistic people and/or autism researchers about needed autism research directions, priorities, oversights, course corrections, and goals.
Shannon Rosa Senior Editor The TPGA team attends INSAR, the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, annually and has done so for eight years. We participate as journalists covering important autism research for our community, and also from our combined personal investments as parents of high-support autistic teens, autistic self-advocates, and autism
With autistic people making it clear that they don’t like being ignored on autism issues, why are autistics still having to fight for recognition and validity at autism conferences?
What do autistic people need from autism research? What is current autism research doing right? How does research let autistic people and their families down, and why? And how can we convey these concerns to autism researchers? That is what #AutINSAR is all about: a conversation between autism researchers and autistic community members, both in
