Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report

Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report


Is It Too Good To Be True?

November 10, 2019

There are small signs that an exciting finding may actually be “too good to be true”.  Are the differences so big it seems impossible to believe?  Is it hard to replicate?  In a new paper, Dr. Thomas Frazier and colleagues outline what these warning signs are are, and how scientists should critically read scientific findings that might be overreaching.  This week, Dr. Frazier answers some questions about what these flags are, and how families can think critically about scientific findings.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31618104