2025 Autism Research Year in Review – Scientific Progress During a Challenging Year

• By: | Autism Science Foundation
• December 30th, 2025
• autism heterogeneity and subtypes, brain development, co-occurring conditions, early diagnosis and intervention, gene-environment interactions, genetics, longitudinal developmental outcomes, neurobiology, personalized treatments, precision medicine, sex differences in autism, transdiagnostic traits
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2025 has been a monumentally challenging year for scientists in general and for autism researchers in particular, but despite drastic federal funding cuts, scientists continued to make progress toward understanding autism’s causes, improving diagnosis, and developing more effective treatments and...