Genetics and Autism Interview

1. As a classics professor, how do you view genetics?
2. You write two popular blogs about autism and have said that genetic testing are “fightin’ words.” Can you tell us more about the view of genetic testing in the autism community?
3. Via both our blogs, we experienced some confusion over genetic tests offered by the Baylor Medical Genetics Labs. How well would you say the general public understands the difference between genetic testing as an adjunct to treatment vs. prenatal testing?
4. How is the idea that autism may be partly inherited received by the autism community?
5. Are you looking forward to the genome revolution? If you could make one wish, what would you wish genetic technology could do for us in the 21st century?

I respond (very personally—I am no scientist!) to all of these questions about autism and genetics in an interview on  at Genetics and Health by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei. Go here for my interview—you might also want to read some of the previous posts about autism and genetics by Hsien—I’ve learned a lot from her.