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May 20 · 2 min
When autistic kids grow up
An autistic researcher's paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.
Aug 28, 2023 · 29 min
'Emergent and transactional': How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions
Jonathan Green is professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and an honorary consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is also a long-practicing clinician. In this interview, he discusses the genesis of his recent article, &quot;Debate: Neurodiversity, autism and healthcare,&quot; and how it has been received by colleagues and the neurodiversity self-advocate community. There have been two commentaries published in response t
Jul 25, 2023 · 35 min
The story of autism research in Australia: A conversation with Cheryl Dissanayake
Cheryl Dissanayake is a professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, and the Olga Tennison Endowed Chair in Autism Research at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Center. She has been researching autism since 1984. Spectrum spoke with her about her path to autism science, the history of the field in Australia, and the importance of Melbourne hosting the 2024 INSAR annual conference, which Dissanayake will chair. In this conversation, Dissanayake mentions Margot Prior, Bruce Tonge, Law
Mar 8, 2023 · 42 min
New journals seek to fill neurodiversity gap
The two journals, although differing in initial support, both realized the need for a publication focused exclusively on the neurodiverse experience.
Nov 8, 2022 · 17 min
Writing a 'new history of autism'
Spectrum talks with David Dobbs about researching his latest article, and what he found.
Oct 22, 2020 · 11 min
What it's like to be a Black autism researcher
Spectrum spoke to four Black autism researchers about what it&apos;s like to be in a field that&apos;s overwhelmingly white, how police violence against Black people has affected them, and the joy of finding one another in &apos;Black In Neuro.&apos;
Jun 17, 2020 · 11 min
Spectrum stories: Life in lockdown with autism
Host Chelsey B. Coombs talks to clinicians and people with autism about their experience of the pandemic, how their routines have changed and some of the unexpected benefits.
Jun 18, 2019 · 13 min
Spectrum Stories: What social touch says about autism
Understanding how touch is altered in autism could yield an early marker of the condition.
May 6, 2019 · 13 min
Spectrum Stories: How social media aids discovery and diagnosis of autism-linked conditions
Social media is connecting families with researchers who study rare conditions related to autism - to the benefit of both.
Mar 18, 2019 · 13 min
Spectrum Stories: The benefits of genetic testing in autism
Finding a mutation linked to autism traits can have life-changing consequences for autistic individuals and their families.
Jan 23, 2019 · 16 min
Spectrum Stories: Tapping intelligence in minimally verbal people with autism
Scientists are finding new ways to test cognition in autistic individuals who speak little or not at all.
Oct 24, 2018 · 13 min
Spectrum Stories: Seeing through an autistic person's eyes
Virtual reality can help typical people experience sensory hypersensitivity and other perceptual differences that autistic individuals describe. Host Ben Kuebrich reports.
Sep 14, 2018 · 16 min
Spectrum Stories: Resetting the autistic brain
Deep brain stimulation is not an approved treatment for autism but has helped some people with extreme obsessions and other severe traits. Host Ben Kuebrich investigates one success story.
Aug 13, 2018 · 13 min
Spectrum Stories: Understanding autism's suicide risk
Suicidal thoughts appear to be more common in autistic people but they&apos;re also more difficult to detect. Host Ben Kuebrich reports.
Jun 20, 2018 · 12 min
Spectrum Stories: Gaming autism treatments
Researchers are designing video games to hone visual-attention skills in children with autism. New host Ben Kuebrich explores.
Apr 19, 2018 · 14 min
Spectrum Stories: Autism, in a manner of speaking
In this episode of &quot;Spectrum Stories,&quot; host Jacob Brogan explains how speech - from its rhythm to its emotional content - can differ in people with autism, making social communication difficult.
Mar 21, 2018 · 17 min
Spectrum Stories: Talking about autism mouse models
Scientists discuss the problems with using mice to study autism, and explain how the field might move forward.
Feb 26, 2018 · 17 min
Spectrum Stories: Camouflaging autism traits
In this episode, host Jacob Brogan explores how and why some women try to hide their autism. There are benefits to keeping the condition concealed, but this camouflaging comes with psychological costs.
Jan 30, 2018 · 19 min
Spectrum Stories: Shifting cultural views about autism abroad
In this episode, host Jacob Brogan talks to autism researchers and families with children on the spectrum in France and Ethiopia. However different the two countries may be, advocates in both places are working to overturn outdated beliefs about autism that blame parents and block access to evidence-backed services and treatment.
Nov 13, 2017 · 16 min
Spectrum Stories: Where autism meets sleeplessness
Scientists are trying to understand why people with autism so often have trouble sleeping, and how to help them.

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