Good news- Spectrum 10k study has been postponed

Because such studies can be done, they will be done. This being acknowledged, the question for autism advocacy groups and the autistic community is, 'who do you want to do the research?' Personally, I would rather it be done by relatively unbiased academics in a country which enforces ethical standards, than by a commercial enterprise, an autism hostile entity (such as Autism Speaks), or in a country with an appalling human rights record, like China.

Exactly, it's important to look into who is doing these studies and why, and to see who is funding them.

It’s relatively easy to find out about the funding- I think this is it:  wellcome.org/.../common-variant-genetics-autism-and-autistic-traits  

I was supported by Wellcome Trust funding for 15 years. 

I'd agree that yes, this basic information is there.  But I think the concerns would be around the track record of the contributors and to what extent their previous focus is still embedded within this current intitiative.  More is explained within the video, although it is rather long. 

Oh I see- you can usually find out who is funding any study you are interested in- It might be stated on the website of the lab or the study or once it is published there could be an acknowledgment on the paper. If you have the name of the funding body then it's usually easy to find the exact details by going on the website of that funding body and searching for it. And even if you don't find the name of the funding body, if the study is in the UK then usually you can also find it by just searching through the websites of the major funding bodies in the UK eg. Wellcome trust, BBSRC, MRC etc. You can often even find how much funding there is and for how long. The same approach works for other countries too of course but I am less familiar with the funding bodies there. 

I was talking more broadly about studies in general. But thanks Ann. That is helpful.

I was talking more broadly about studies in general. But thanks Ann. That is helpful.

Oh I see- you can usually find out who is funding any study you are interested in- It might be stated on the website of the lab or the study or once it is published there could be an acknowledgment on the paper. If you have the name of the funding body then it's usually easy to find the exact details by going on the website of that funding body and searching for it. And even if you don't find the name of the funding body, if the study is in the UK then usually you can also find it by just searching through the websites of the major funding bodies in the UK eg. Wellcome trust, BBSRC, MRC etc. You can often even find how much funding there is and for how long. The same approach works for other countries too of course but I am less familiar with the funding bodies there.