• The McMaster Autism Research Team supports responsible use of Autism data

    Dr. Deepa Singal is the Scientific Director at the Autism Alliance of Canada and an Adjunct Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Alberta and Scientist at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. She is an award-winning researcher who shared an editorial exploring the importance of Autism data to improve the lives of Autistic people and their loved ones.

    MacART is proud of our partnership with Autism Alliance of Canada and stands in solidarity with this statement.

     

  • Welcome to the home of the McMaster Autism Research Team (MacART)!

    We are the McMaster Autism Research Team, a group of researchers, clinicians, clinician-scientists, and other experts who foster collaboration among the families, researchers, clinicians, educators, and policymakers whose lives and work are touched by autism.

     

  • MacART at Canadian Autism Leadership Summit (CALS) 2025

    MacART members attended the 2025 Canadian Autism Leadership Summit annual meeting in Ottawa, Ontario.

    This year, our members contributed to a number of panel and poster presentations.

  • MacART at the 2025 Children’s Healthcare Canada Annual Conference

    MacART and colleagues attended the 2025 Children’s Healthcare Canada Annual Conference that took place in Ottawa, Ontario. This year, our members contributed to a number of oral presentations.

  • Research informing public policy and programming

    “We are thrilled to work with the McMaster Autism Research Team, whose research helps to inform public policy and programs locally and provincially for the families of Autistic children and neurodevelopmental disorders.”

    Marg Spoelstra // Executive Director // Autism Ontario

  • Collaboration is key

    “Through our partnership with the McMaster Autism Research Team, we are able to collaborate on meaningful research that can be used to inform the day to day clinical practice that supports children, youth, and families.”

    Bruce Squires // President // McMaster Children’s Hospital

Recent News

“Methodological challenges and opportunities when studying the course of autism”, a publication with Drs. Peter Szatmari, Stephen Gentles, and Stelios Georgiades

On Thursday, May 22, 2025, a publication was released in the journal Autism, with MacART members Dr. Peter Szatmari, Dr. Stephen Gentles, and our Co-Director Dr. Stelios Georgiades among the co-authors. This publication outlines learnings from longitudinal studies in autism over decades of advancements in study design for this field. Dr. Stephen Gentles shared a

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“Methodological challenges and opportunities when studying the course of autism”, a publication with Drs. Peter Szatmari, Stephen Gentles, and Stelios Georgiades Read More »

MacART at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Meeting – 2025

From April 30-May 3, 2025, the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) gathered in Seattle, Washington, USA for the 2025 meeting. This year, more than 2000 people from over 40 countries registered to gather to share and collaborate under this mission and attend the conference. MacART members attended the 2025 INSAR, engaging in another wonderful

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MacART supports Dr. Deepa Singal’s advocacy for responsible use of autism data

On April 29, 2025, Dr. Deepa Singal, the Scientific Director at Autism Alliance of Canada, one of our close partners/collaborators, released an eloquent editorial speaking to the reignited polarized conversations about the rising prevalence of autism spurred by recent United States headlines. MacART is proud to be in partnership with Autism Alliance of Canada, and

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MacART supports Dr. Deepa Singal’s advocacy for responsible use of autism data Read More »

About MacART

A wheel of icons with Policy Engagement in the center. The 6 surrounding icons depict: Community Engagement, Translational Models of Care, Population Health Research, Training & Education, Biomedical & Basic Research, and Clinical Research. There are arrows pointing between all the icons to Policy Engagement, as well as in a circle linking to each other.

We are the McMaster Autism Research Team, a group of researchers, clinicians, clinician-scientists, and other experts who foster collaboration among the families, researchers, clinicians, educators, and policymakers whose lives and work are touched by autism.

Our members are leading and participating in a variety of projects with provincial, national, and global impacts, aligning our work with the assessment report on autism released by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2022, which aimed to inform development of a National Autism Strategy.

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