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Autism research must take a whole-body approach if it’s going to accurately capture the disorder’s complexity, according to Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatric neurologist and neuroscientist.

Herbert — who has researched autism since 1995 — recently co-authored a scientific review on the neuroimmunology of autism. In an interview with The Defender, she shared why the review matters and why she’s hopeful about future autism research.

After earning her medical degree from Columbia University, Herbert trained at Cornell-New York Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School. She also has a doctorate from the History of Consciousness pro