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Deputy Director Tim Vogus Interviews with Owen School of Management; Discusses Managements Role in Neuroinclusion
Apr. 13, 2024—In this new article highlighting the importance of ND in the workplace, Owen School of Management interviews FCAI Deputy Director Tim Vogus, discussing a manager’s role in creating an inclusive environment. The article emphasizes the challenges that neurodivergent individuals face and the benefits that workplaces can experience by embracing ND. With a focus on education,...
February FCAI Salon Series: Taste the Rainbow: Designing with Color and Patterns for Neurodiversity with Kendra Oliver
Feb. 4, 2024—We are excited to announce this month’s Salon Series speaker, Kendra Oliver! This months talk will be held online only, and sign up is available here. Please come and get to know another of our wonderful Frist Center fellows. When: Tuesday 13th February, 2024 at Noon CT Where: Virtual – https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkc-mpqj8vGdXUQE367brA43pY4q4B075Z#/registration Kendra Oliver Talk Description:...
CEO and Founder of TACT Authors Book to Support Neurodivergent Individuals in Transitions to Adulthood
Jan. 26, 2024—The FCAI team is so excited to share the news of a recent book release by the CEO and Founder of our partner company, TACT. Danny Comb’s new book “Supporting Neurodivergent and Autistic People for Their Transition into Adulthood: Blueprints for Education, Training, and Employment,” offers ideas and solutions to counter the currently steep unemployment...
FCAI Autism Summer Internship Applications Now Open for 2024!
Jan. 11, 2024—The Frist Center is excited to announce applications are now open for our Autism Summer Internship Program. The program is open to undergraduate students who identify as neurodiverse (either through formal or self-diagnosis). Through this internship, successful applicants will undergo a STEM project with a faculty mentor, under the guidance of the Frist Center for...
FCAI NISE Fellow Hari Srinivasan Pens Second Op-Ed for Time Magazine
Jan. 5, 2024—On January 3rd, 2024, Frist Center for Autism and Innovation Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering Fellow Hari Srinivasan published his second article in Time magazine, entitled “The Pervasive Loneliness of Autism”. In this thought-provoking article, Srinivasan discusses how the epidemic of loneliness disproportionally effects the autistic population, and is only exacerbated by U.S. notions of...