What scientists should, or shouldn’t, research is usually poured over in funding boards and ethics committees. But the future of autism research is now commonly argued over on social media - as the autistic community speaks up about the type of research carried out, and the language used

Simon Baron Cohen: "Don't be silly Autistic folk we wont ever use your DNA to try and find a cure or in some hideous eugenics programme, that's just you being paranoid!" Also Simon Baron Cohen:

    So TeeVee 'funny man' Paddy McGuinness has been all over the press today - alongside Simon Baron-Cohen (you know, the non-Borat one) promoting their brand new Autism study. Sounds good? Well here's the small print.   Yup, it gives the research teams permission to use our genetic info for any purpose they see fit. Forever. And that includes using it for eugenics research. Cheer s Paddy! For a full overview of why the project is so problematic (if you can't figure it out already) I suggest reading the Brilliant Ann Memmott's comprehensive thread on Spectrum10K here . You're welcome.  Meanwhile I just have one thing to say: