Autistic people aren’t afraid of genetic research – they are afraid of what scientists might do with it
How do autistic people and their relatives view genetic research? A study published in the journal Autism shows broad support, but also clear concerns about issues such as discrimination and eugenics.
"When my colleagues and I asked autistic people and parents of autistic children in Sweden how they feel about genetic research in autism, one response stood out: ‘I hope genetic research finds new ways to help us, not erase us,’" says Samuelle Fajutrao Falk, researcher at Karolinska Institutet.
The study’s first author Samuelle Fajutrao Falk, researcher at KIND (Centre of Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Karolinska Institutet) reflects on the findings in an article published in The Conversation. Read the full article in The Conversation. A Swedish translation is available via the globe icon at the top of this page.