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Hari Srinivasan This week, Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering Fellow Hari Srinivasan once again published an amazing opinion piece in a leading US magazine, this time discussing the “disheartening lack of progress in practical solutions for autistics” in a piece entitled, “The Dual Approach for Autism.” In the article, Hari… Read More

Dr. Dave Caudel, Deputy Director of the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation. Dave Caudel, Frist Center for Autism and Innovation Deputy Director, was interviewed for an article released in CMA today entitled “Opening Minds: Unlock Strategies for Making Workplaces Inclusive of Neurodiversity”. Part of the article discusses accommodations in… Read More

This week, Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering Fellow, Hari Srinivasan published an op-ed in Time discussing the gaps in autism research regarding the recruitment of research participants. Hari states: “This, in itself, contrasts with many autistics like me who are excluded from autism research due to the complexity of our… Read More

This week, Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering Fellow Hari Srinivasan published an article in Fortune entitled: “Flexible work critics are using the same arguments that were used against disabled ramps and closed captioning. Equity of access should never be optional.”  In the piece, Hari discusses the arguments… Read More

Hari Srinivasan This week,  Frist Center for Autism and Innovation Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering Fellow Hari Srinivasan published a piece in Psychology Today called “Dignity Remains Elusive for Many Disabled People”. In this article Hari describes his experiences as a visibly disabled neurodivergent individual. He describes his frustration at… Read More

The Frist Center is excited to announce our June webinar, which will be taking place on Thursday 29th June at 2pm CDT. The panel for this month’s webinar will discuss workforce skill development and how it can be enhanced by virtual reality. The speakers will be Vijay Ravindran, who… Read More

Frist Center for Autism and Innovation Deputy Director Dave Caudel, was recently quoted in a Symmetry article on the struggles faced by neurodivergent physicists. When discussing the loss of talent in physics due to students not receiving appropriate support and understanding Dr. Caudel says: “One of the things that… Read More

The FCAI May Webinar in now available on YouTube!! In this episode, FCAI program manager interviews Dave Thompson of Potentia about Belonging in Neurodiversity. Dave is the Director of Strategic Programs for Potentia Workforce, and works to support companies in becoming more neuroinclusive through training on best… Read More

Our May webinar is almost here! Join Frist Center Program Manager Jessica Schonhut-Stasik in conversation with Dave Thompson of Potentia on the subject of Belonging in the Work Place. Date: May 25th 2023 Time: 9am HST / 12pm PDT / 2pm CDT / 3pm EDT Register Here. All… Read More

This summer Tech Kids Unlimited, a non-profit organization which teaches students how to learn differently, is offering a summer program for autistic youth who wish to participate in a research study to learn game design and employment skills. Participation is free and students will earn up to $115 in… Read More