My paper just got published.
AI, autism & the architecture of voice: from engineered exclusion to designed dignity.

doi.org/10.1007/s001...

We were excited to spot Hari Srinivasan and Marcus Watson on Vanderbilt’s main social media account.

The caption checks out: yes, we are in a cool research lab.
@neuroscientist.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu

A straightforward read on communication, agency, and the realities in between. Appreciate this piece, Priti Salan.

lnkd.in/gRY9UjAp

Talk given to a very receptive audience on Mental Health and Flourishing for Higher Support Autistics at UCSF Developmental Disabilities 2026 Update for Professionals on Mar 5.

developmentaldisabilities.ucsf.edu/2026-syllabus

Recording: youtu.be/xX0Lmp5W8lg

Perception isn’t just about what your senses pick up it’s about how your brain stitches it all together. I dive into sensory illusions, timing, and why autistic/ADHD brains often see/ feel the world differently.

Think you “perceive” reality? Think again.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...

Thanks, NIEPID for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversation today. Lovely to see so many MPhil students joining from all over India. @ youtu.be/q0ctpgproS4

Thanks, Chico State for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversation on nuance in autism.

Talk at. youtu.be/h70I6msB7rA

New Preprint

My article in @psychologytoday.com challenges the common assumption around headphones as a simple sensory fix; they can even backfire and can sometimes make sensory distress worse. www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...

My article in @psychologytoday.com explores why sensory comfort depends more on predictability, coherence, and structure than simply less noise, and why well-intended solutions like quiet spaces don’t always relieve sensory strain.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...

PsyArXiv Preprint: Possibility Mindset: A Theory of Motivation under constraint with neurodivergence as a revealing interpretive case.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Motivation depends on whether systems offer room to move and flexible pathways for effort to matter.

Honored to be nominated and featured on DNS 2026 Leadership Wall this week.

My new preprint

Possibility Mindset: A Theory of Motivation Under Constraint, with Neurodivergence as a Revealing Interpretive Case: https://osf.io/x7jru

My next upcoming talk:
Title: Neurodiversity 2.0: Contemporary Research, Evolving Frameworks, and Practice Implications.
When: 7th February 2025
7:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)
(6:30AM EST/ 7:30AM CST/9:30AM PST)
Where: NIEPID (online)
Link(meet.google.com/ocp-mozi-vrf)

Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much” Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

Article in Psychology Today. Why Sensory Overload isn’t always about “Too Much” --- Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...

Masking as an Evolutionary Advantage Autistic masking may be an evolved survival response to social risk: useful for belonging, but costly when sustained over a lifetime.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi... My article in @psychologytoday.com on Masking as an Evolutionary Advantage

Autism Neuroscience and Everyday life YouTube video by Awe-tistic Neuroscientist

I’m sharing a recent talk on autism, sensory neuroscience, and everyday life. The ideas are broadly relevant across regions, and I also contextualize them for non-Western settings youtu.be/illW5FvveN8 Channel: www.youtube.com/@neuroscient...

“This topic isn’t just academic to me; it’s lived experience.” There’s no doubt that Hari Srinivasan’s professional credentials speak for themselves. As a neuroscience PhD student at Vanderbilt University, Srinivasan has written extensively for outlets like Ti…

Appreciate Wiki Education for featuring my role as a Wiki Scientist. I wrote a new Wikipedia page on diagnostic overshadowing in autism—an underrepresented but critical issue where scholarship and lived experience intersect.

👉 wikiedu.org/blog/2025/09...

please email me. www.vumc.org/lasr/person/...

Featured in this article by Dennis Tran for Cold Tea Collective on 10 Pan-Asian disabled change makers.

"It’s about claiming space that recognizes autism is both an ability and a disability […] not either-or,"

coldteacollective.com/disability-p...

We were all in awe and thrilled to have Holden Throp visit the Wallace Multisensory Lab.

And he got to try out my VR research task too. Seriously, how cool is that!

Thank you Holden Thorp

@wallacelab.bsky.social

Beyond Common Reassurances of “It’s OK”—The Reality of Anxiety in Autism | Autism in Adulthood Anxiety in autism is often misunderstood when compared with neurotypical experiences. It is not as simple as saying, “It’s okay, everyone gets anxious.” Anxiety in autism is not merely a transient exp...

Publication Alert: A new paper on Anxiety in Autism. www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Neurodiversity 2.0 - Harnessing cross-disciplinary disability insights The neurodiversity movement has reframed cognitive and behavioral differences as natural variations rather than deficits, advocating for social inclus…

Too often, disability discourse gets stuck in binaries: Medical vs. Social. Autonomy vs. Dependence. Strengths vs. Deficits.

Real inclusion means opportunities and solutions—together.

Neurodiversity 2.0 maps the barriers and the path forward.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Neurodiversity

Promoting Classroom Engagement of Autistic Students Using Focused Interests - Sarah C. Bayoumi, Gospel Y. Kim, Patrick Dwyer, Hari Srinivasan, Kelsey Smith, 2025

New co-author publication! ✨
How can educators harness autistic students’ focused interests; like Ancient Greece or sharks, to boost classroom engagement?

We offer strategies to turn passions into pathways for learning.
doi.org/10.1177/0040...

#Autism #Education #Neurodiversity #FocusedInterests

Amplifying Autistic Wellbeing (AAW)

Join us Sept 15 (Portsmouth, UK + Zoom) for a global symposium centering autistic youth with high support needs.

Featuring creative work from voices too often excluded.

RSVP: www.amplifyingautisticwellbeing.com

Our project was selected for the UNESCO x SEVENTEEN Youth Grant—1 of 100 globally.

Neurodiversity 2.0 - Harnessing cross-disciplinary disability insights The neurodiversity movement has reframed cognitive and behavioral differences as natural variations rather than deficits, advocating for social inclus…

New Publication Alert. Neurodiversity 2.0

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

My article made it to the print edition of TIME magazine.
Page 64-67
How cool is this!

Finished my first thesis committee meeting today. Prepped really hard for it. It went well. Got very positive comments and great feedback. I do get to do some super cool research.

My 5th Article in Psychology Today.