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How to talk about autism: reconciling genomics and neurodiversity

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A new study showing that genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to autistic traits calls for a fundamental realignment of the concepts and methods of genomics, with a critical understanding of the biosocial complexity of autism.

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L.C.’s contribution to this work is part of the Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione project ‘Constructing the Biosocial: an engaged inquiry into epigenetics and post-genomic biosciences’ (grant number 185822). K.H. is funded by a European Research Council starting grant under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement 804881).

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  1. STS Lab, Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  2. Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Belgium & Philosophy Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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Chiapperino, L., Hens, K. How to talk about autism: reconciling genomics and neurodiversity. Nat Med 29, 1607–1608 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02403-7

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