We had the good fortune to talk with autistic autism researcher Dr. TC Waisman amidst the glorious chaos of the 2025 annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, INSAR. Dr. Waisman shared crucial insights about their work in universal design, academic accessibility, forming the INSAR Autistic Researchers Committee, and their lived and research […]
Ben Rein Post doctoral researcherStanford University neuroscientist Ben Rein never intended to get into science communication. But simple frustration drove him to it after a shopping trip in early April of 2020, he says. Rein saw so many people wearing face masks improperly that he decided to use the video-sharing app TikTok to record a […]
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Illustration by Laurène Boglio Hello and welcome to the community newsletter! I am your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, the engagement editor of Spectrum. We start this week with a paper on the strengths of autistic researchers by Aimee Grant, Senior Research Officer in Public Health at Swansea University, and Helen Kara, Honorary Senior Research Fellow […]
