What scientists should, or shouldn’t, research is usually poured over in funding boards and ethics committees.

But the future of autism research is now commonly argued over on social media - as the autistic community speaks up about the type of research carried out, and the language used.

Newsnight’s Science and Technology Correspondent Kate Lamble reports.

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