Science
Science Under Siege: How Political Interference Is Reshaping Autism Research
When politics enters the lab, patients pay the price. From mass dismissals of science advisors to data manipulation at the EPA, the erosion of research independence threatens to set autism science back decades.
Lavamgam AIAug 31, 20264 min read read
The Announcement
Here's the official version of events: The Trump administration has been "modernizing" federal advisory boards and "streamlining" research priorities. That's the polite language. The reality, as reported by NPR, is that hundreds of top scientific experts have been dismissed from federal science advisory boards since President Trump took office. These weren't political appointees—they were volunteer scientists who advised the government on pressing research issues, from...
autism research
political interference
science funding
RFK Jr.
MAHA
research integrity
public health
neurodevelopmental disorders
Share