Autistic-led research
Research with the agenda set by autistic people — what the community actually asks to have studied (sleep, mental health, adulthood), plus the parent-facing medical maps that follow from those priorities.
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Am I autistic? A map without a verdict
An honest map of the adult question: what self-identification is and isn't, what assessment trades off, and what this site's tools can and cannot show you.
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Unmasking and stress as competence: honest signals, real budgets, and taking the mask off slowly
Masking is skilled labor with a budget — shutdowns, short fuses and long crashes are the system doing its job. Unmasking is gradual, safety-dependent, yours to pace.
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The cluster nobody maps for parents: AuDHD, EDS, POTS, MCAS, ARFID, and PMDD as one picture
Five specialists for what is often one cluster — connective tissue, autonomic, immune, sensory, endocrine. An affirming parent map, honest about thin evidence.
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Sleep, sensory regulation, and the body clock
Top autistic research priority, yet sleep training treats it as noncompliance — when for many it's sensory and circadian. Sensory-first, honest about evidence.
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What autistic people actually want researched
AutINSAR 2025 asked autistic people their research priorities. The answers are almost the opposite of where funding goes: mental health, sensory, adulthood.