News

Our partners at The Precisionists (TPI) established a presence in Nashville in 2017 by opening a local branch, an Innovation and Technology Center, in the Metro Center section of Nashville. They specialize in contracting out autistic employees to local companies looking to hire neurodiverse talent. In 2018 (particularly the second half of… Read More

On Monday (March 4, 2019), representatives of leadership throughout the Vanderbilt community gathered for a spring retreat to discuss the future of our center. We reviewed how we got to today, what we learned from our successes and struggles, and explored such questions as: What does success mean for the… Read More

Vanderbilt Magazine published an article, The Innovation of Autism: The newly endowed Frist Center for Autism and Innovation seeks to unlock unique talents. This article explores how our center came into being and highlights a number of staff, with a lovely side article about one of our Vanderbilt University… Read More

Construction has begun on the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, located on the main floor of the Wond’ry, where the Au Bon Pain used to be. Construction should be complete by late spring. Read More

Anyone interested in seeing some photos from our conference featuring Temple Grandin are welcome to see them here. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center did an article on our “Envisioning the Future of Human-Technology Partnerships” conference on November 29. You can read the full article here. Read More

The Vanderbilt Hustler posted an article Dec. 6, 2018 featuring the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation. You can read the online article here. Read More

We are excited to announce that Jennifer and Billy Frist have endowed our work with a $10 million gift, officially announced today in Vanderbilt News. AIW will be renamed the “Frist Center for Autism and Innovation,” and our headquarters will be located in the Wond’ry at a future date. Read More

Dr. Temple Grandin, a celebrated autism self-advocate, will be our keynote speaker at our event on Nov. 29, Envisioning the Future of Human-Technology Partnerships Conference 2018. This conference will showcase technologies and innovations aligned with assisting autistic individuals in the workplace. If you’ve not yet registered to attend, we… Read More

We’re hosting a private screening of “Extraordinary People,” a half-hour documentary on autism, community, and meaningful work, after which we’ll have a panel discussion on the challenges and solutions highlighted in the documentary. The screening will take place at Franklin Theater Oct. 8, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. Though this is a… Read More