Autism Reading Room

The first comprehensive online project to build bridges between scientific research on autism and the public, the Autism Reading Room features interactive tools to explain current scientific knowledge about autism spectrum disorders. It also offers a new phone app that tests autism knowledge, Autism Quiz, which is available free at the iTunes store. Offering access to published scientific research as well as easily understandable summaries written by a team of MindSpec scientists, the Autism Reading Room explores topics such as:

• Risk Factors: comprehensive summary of genetic and environmental factors
• Diagnosis: compilation of all current tests and strategies
• Brain Biology: overview of brain development, focusing on autistic brains
• Advances: latest scientific developments in autism treatment
• Trends: exploration of current and historical trends in autism research
• News in Context: guide to autism news stories
• Misconceptions: the facts about autism
• Autism Dictionary: >900 terms related to autism
• Autism Quiz: app freely available on iTunes