Everyday autism: bridging the gap between lab and life

最近的研究表明，自闭症患者，他们的家人和专业人士经常觉得自闭症科学和自闭症日常生活的关键方面之间仍然存在巨大的鸿沟，尽管在这方面有大量的公共投资。这项拟议中的研究调查了这种分歧的原因，并提出了克服这种分歧的方法。预期的成果包括自闭症患者有更多的机会在研究过程中发挥积极作用，以及更多的科学实验走出实验室，进入更真实的生活环境。弥合实验室和生活之间的差距将导致更好的自闭症理论建设，更好地翻译科学发现和更有力的政策建议。

Recent research demonstrates that autistic people, their families and professionals often feel that there remains a sharp divide between autism science and key aspects of everyday autistic life, despite significant public investment in that science. This proposed research investigates reasons for this divide and proposes ways in which it might be overcome. Expected outcomes include greater opportunities for autistic people to play active roles in the research process and more scientific experimentation that moves out of the laboratory and into more true-to-life settings. Bridging the gap between lab and life will result in better theory-building on autism, better translation of scientific discoveries and more robust policy recommendations.