Speaking of student-involved research, I added a PDF of our MoLA poster to ResearchGate. Maddy and Kara both started in my lab as undergrads and continued the work into their MS-SLP programs! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Note I’ll be on the postdoc market this year (graduating Spring ’27)! Interested in continuing to work w/ nonspeaking autistic ppl and/or furthering training in psychophysiology. I bring experience w/ nonspeakers + HRV, & could help labs extend existing physio work to this group!

I will be accepting a PhD student for Fall 2026 in our Curriculum and Instruction program. If you are interested in autistic sociality, caregiver influence on their autistic children's development, and neurodiversity in school contexts, please get in touch!

Just had a thrilling meeting with an undergraduate research student, running the stats for an analysis he’s worked on for about a year! Celebrating the wins that take a long time to achieve. 🥳

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The messages from US government regarding autism are built on two assumptions that reflect the long-standing ableism underpinning healthcare systems in the United States and many other western countries. First, they assume that avoiding autism is so desirable that any intervention that might reduce its occurrence should be attempted, regardless of unknown harms and lack of evidence for benefits. Second, it assumes any intervention that is (erroneously) thought to increase the occurrence of autism should be avoided, regardless of robust evidence of benefit including decreased mortality, and weak evidence of association with autism. While these ableist assumptions are not novel, the incoherence of US federal guidance is now on full view.

New editorial on RFK Jr.’s ableist health policies:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Every year when Trans Day of Visibility rolls around again, I think
“…do I have to?”
The answer is both no and yes. 🏳️‍⚧️
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Trans?
Autistic?
Both?

This survey could be for you!

Here hoping to rebuild the academic network I lost when the other site tanked! I’m a communication sciences researcher interested in language use across neurotypes and genders.