Reconciling Biological and Social Research in Autism

In a distinguished lecture given as part of the Simons Institute’s recent workshop on Theory of Computing and Healthcare, Holden Thorp (editor in chief, Science) explored how public disagreements in the autism world belie a growing convergence of the views that autism is a biological condition subject to intervention, and a social difference that requires only acceptance.

The speaker is on the autism spectrum and lives between the worlds of science and self-advocacy. His presentation highlighted scientific evidence, interviews with experts and advocates, and aspects of his own experience.