‘These plans are simply not acceptable’: Q&A with Helen Tager-Flusberg
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Last week, Tager-Flusberg formed the Coalition of Autism Scientists to push back on the U.S. government’s plans for autism research, as described by Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. The coalition already has 220 members.
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