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When autistic kids grow up

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An autistic researcher's paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.

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  • S1 · E5
    July 2 · 41 min

    Chapter 5: The war dial

    "You have to reshape the whole system." Tempest McDonald earns a measure of peace.

  • S1 · E4
    June 25 · 27 min

    Chapter 4: How did things unfold?

    Tempest McDonald sues Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her published NIH paper finds allies.

  • S1 · E3
    June 18 · 27 min

    Chapter 3: Would there be data?

    Tempest McDonald takes a postdoctoral position at Vanderbilt University. Researching her paper accusing the National Institutes of Health of discrimination threatens everything she has built.

  • S1 · E2
    June 11 · 27 min

    Chapter 2: "You need to go to college"

    After her stint as a semi-professional pool player and the birth of her son, Tempest goes west to start her belated journey through higher education.

  • S1 · E1
    June 4 · 23 min

    Chapter 1: Those people

    What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination? Tempest McDonald's turbulent childhood begins to provide some answers.

  • 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.

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