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Precision Medicine & Neurodiversity - A Discussion

Wed, Jun 28

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Join us for a lively discussion about the interesting intersection of precision medicine and neurodiversity!

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Precision Medicine & Neurodiversity - A Discussion
Precision Medicine & Neurodiversity - A Discussion

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Jun 28, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT

Zoom

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About the event

The BAAC's 3rd Quarterly meeting will be an open discussion headed by our BAAC board members, on the intersection of precision medicine and neurodiversity on Zoom on Wednesday, June 28 12:00pm-1:00pm. This meeting is inspired by INSAR 2023's panel “Precision health for neurodiverse communities," which spurred much conversation within research, clinical, and neurodiverse communities. 

As panelist Dr. Mary Doherty (founder of Autistic Doctors International and consultant anesthetist at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, Ireland) put it, “Can we do biomedical autism research, and particularly genomics research, in a neurodiversity-affirmative way?” Panel chair, Eva Loth (professor of cognitive neuroscience at King’s College London in the United Kingdom) added, “Whereas some find these two approaches highly compatible, due to a shared emphasis on how to best support diversity among autistic people, others have felt them to be polar opposites.”

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