Science editor-in-chief Holden Thorp’s advice for other scientists with autism To disclose or not, how to find collaborators, and more

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/autism-neurodiversity-scientists-disclosure-collaborators-masking/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ROOvyVZKBzCU5Yu1nfFI-oZcINWmGqNdp2NsAfFnFBm1Em9Vd_9AQQfr7gj8ErDMmZ8aERfZjpxnKMHA_G7hQlxE0BQ&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email What it’s like to be a scientist with autism Holden Thorp, the editor-in-chief of Science, wasn’t officially diagnosed with autism until six years ago at age 53. Since disclosing the diagnosis last year, Thorp has heard from many people in the biomedical community asking for advice about their own autism, whether it’s diagnosed or simply suspected. “I’m mostly just an expert on apologizing for missing a nonverbal cue or being overly blunt and not realizing it,” Thorp writes in a new First Opinion essay. But he says the main reason he’s found success is “by choosing the right partners in life and work, particularly people who make up for my weaknesses.” Read more from Thorp on his advice for other researchers and how to better include autistic scientists in science.