These seem like fair criticisms of the details around e.g. data usage and privacy, but the study itself seems incredibly valuable and I hope it goes forward as

These seem like fair criticisms of the details around e.g. data usage and privacy, but the study itself seems incredibly valuable and I hope it goes forward as planned with suitable data protections in place. Based on the critical comments quoted in the article, it unfortunately seems like the loudest voices in the community - who absolutely don't speak for everyone on the spectrum - have deeper issues with the topic of study itself and will just find other, misguided reasons to try to cancel it anyway. Related reading: https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/10/12/against-against-autism-cures/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/10/12/against-against-autism...