By Eric Hogan
Eric Hogan, selected by Autism Science Foundation as a 2012 IMFAR Travel Grantee, is a self-identified individual with autism. This post was also featured on his blog.
In May, I attended International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) 2012 in Toronto, Canada. There were about 2,000 professionals from the autism field, and many autism stakeholders in attendance. International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), the organization that put this event together, had a room with hundreds of posters on display.
Each poster represented a unique research project on a particular facet of autism. There was an autism expert in front of each poster available to answer any questions. In my opinion, the best thing about the event was the accessibility to a wide range of people from parents of people with autism to medical doctors, and persons with autism such as myself.
