Did you know that the Organization for Autism Research has a free lending library of disability-related books? I’m listening to Naoki Higashida’s “Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8” on audiobook using my Libby account 🔊📚. I highly recommend it! Access the library here: researchautism.org/lending-libr...
Posts by Diondra Straiton-Webster, PhD
Virtual panel: The intersection of autism and immigration: clinical guidance for supporting individuals and families. Registration link in post Friday, April 17 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST thank you to our sponsors AIDD psychology, interest network, SPARK, APA division 33: IDD/ASD. Hosted by the ABCT Autism SIG.
Photos of three of the panelists. Yoreidy Tavárez, PhD, ABPP, Rod Salgado, PhD, Sadaf Khawar, PhD, BCBA.
Photos of three of the panelists. Dieu Truong, PhD, LP, LSP, Adaugo Frimpong, LCPC, Diksha Bali, MS.Ed.
‼️Happening in 1 hour! Our Virtual Seminar on The Intersection of Autism and Immigration: Clinical Guidance for Supporting Individuals and Families: Fri 4/17 12:00–1:30pm EST.
Register + submit questions: montclair.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This will be a great seminar. Join the ABCT Autism SIG to learn more about these topics, which autistic self-advocates have highlighted as high priorities for autism research!
I love that this study looked at 2 autism interventions in 2 different settings (schools and mental health orgs)! It really highlights how much we need to move beyond provider training alone and instead need to think more about involving agency leaders in our training efforts!
My new academic website is hot off the presses! Let me know what you think! diondra-straiton-webster.academicwebsite.com
Reminder to please submit to our SIG expo by 11:59 pm PST tomorrow, August 8th! 🗣️📈 We want to showcase our members’ research at ABCT in November!
Access the application here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Excited to be one of the speakers at this Q&A webinar!
Flyer with information about the internship and postdoc Q&A event on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 9 AM PST. Zoom registration link in post.
Are you a clinical or school psychology doctoral student focused on #autism or #IDD? Attend our webinar & Q&A session about tips for applying to autism & IDD-focused internships & postdocs.
Tuesday, August 26 at 9am PST/11am CST/12 pm EST
Register at the link below⬇️
CHIPS fellows posing for a group picture on the stairs of a conference venue.
Feeling inspired from a week at the NIMH Child Intervention, Prevention, and Services Research Institute! The future of child services research is in good hands, and we remain committed to improving public mental health. Learn more about the CHIPS program here! chipsfellows.com
For autism awareness month, I want to talk about the rates of suicide in autistic individuals because the numbers are alarming, and I don't think it's talked about NEARLY enough...
We want to highlight @communicationfirst.bsky.social! We love this organization & their advocacy about how communication is a human right. Check out this video from their Digital Storytelling and Advocacy campaign ⬇️ youtu.be/_qkndlGznCw?... #AutismAcceptance #CommunicationIsAHumanRight
Proud to be part of @abctautism.bsky.social and celebrate #AutismAcceptance month! Please follow us!
📢 New publication alert: doi.org/10.1089/aut....
Our team of Autistic & non-autistic researchers ran a qualitative study to explore how universities can create conditions that truly support Autistic students.
We interviewed 21 Autistic adults across Australia and identified four key themes:
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Hiring freezes reported at Harvard, UPenn, Pitt, Emory, and many other academic institutions. Not this again. So many freezes over the past half decade+. Absolutely brutal for ECRs…