Deborah A. Fein, UCONN, on studies of children originally diagnosed with ASD who, as teens, do not meet criteria for the disorder (eg, they have an “Optimal Outcome”). See a discussion of our project here and another one here.
Holly Fitch, UCONN, Mouse knockout model of social communication skills in ASD
Ed Large, UConn, Musical “savant” skills in ASD
Elena Tenenbaum, UNC; Low Verbal Investigatory Screener (L-VIS)
Jim Magnuson, UConn, and Elena Grigorenko, Hyperlexia in ASD