Thanks for having me on!

While HHS leaders issued false statements about autism’s cause, the president dismissed ADSI as “the least important” initiative - precisely because it funds real science. The 13 projects, led by respected investigators, go far beyond chasing a “cause.” 2/

I literally lol'ed...thank you for the humor in these dark times!

Here for absolutely no reason is the attention for the largest study conducted on Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability.

www.altmetric.com/details/1618...

Non paywall link here: archive.is/JECeU

I had the pleasure of meeting with wonderful colleagues to bang out ths piece. It's a difficult time to be an autism scientist, but I'm hoping some good will come of this renewed focus on autism.

Fun times indeed over here in the US...

I have
NIGMS R35, impact score 12
NIHGRI R21, 4th percentile
NHGRI R01, 7th percentile (co-I)
and it seems like none will be funded. 0/3.

PO (who has been very helpful) said "Unfortunately, I do not expect this application will be selected for funding in FY25."

😭

Expect #HHS to update this list of #terminatedawards as it may not be comprehensive. #defendreseach

@draipsych.bsky.social @pmadleydowd.bsky.social @ahlqvistviktor.bsky.social @neilmdavies.bsky.social Don't forget to add this accomplishment to your CVs 🤣

So I got this email from BJOG saying a paper we wrote was among the top 10 most cited articles of the year....the paper has 1 citation as of today 😂