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A Portfolio Analysis of Autism Research Funding in Australia, 2008-2017
Jacquiline den Houting1,2, Elizabeth Pellicano3,4
1Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia. jac.denhouting@mq.edu.au.
Abstract:
Autism research funding across the world has disproportionately been invested in biological and genetic research, despite evidence that these topics are not prioritized by community members. We sought to determine whether a similar pattern was evident in Australia's autism research funding landscape between 2008 and 2017, by analysing the nation's portfolio of autism research investments. We also examined whether there was any change in this pattern of funding since the establishment in 2013 of the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC). Overall, Australian autism research funding during 2008-2017 followed a similar pattern to other countries, but shifted in the past 5 years. Further progress is required to bring research funding into line with community priorities.
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