Half Way To The Summit CAN Registration Open!
Mar. 4, 2024—Every year, the College Autism Network, supported by the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, hosts the annual College Autism Summit. We are now halfway to the 2024 College Autism Summit, which means it’s time for the Halfway to the Summit workshop! Join us for two virtual half-day professional learning opportunities offering an in-depth exploration...
Applications Now Open for Aspie Bootcamp: Python 2024
Feb. 26, 2024—The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation is pleased to announce that applications are open for the third year of our summer program Aspie Bootcamp: Python — our free, virtual, summer coding camp. This bootcamp is a great way to become eligible for future internship and employment opportunities with employers who seek job candidates that...
FCAI Director Keivan Stassun Interviewed for The Special Needs Voice Podcast
Feb. 23, 2024—Our director, Keivan Stassun, was interviewed for the latest Special Needs Voices Podcast episode. You can listen by searching on the Spotify app or at the following link: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hmcBoR4vMaqFq4Kefpz6D In this episode, Keivan “will be speaking about topics such as his childhood and how it affected his career progression, his son with Autism that inspired...
UConn INCLUDE Project Launches Summer Institute for STEM Faculty
Feb. 21, 2024—The UConn INCLUDE project is proud to announce its first Summer Institute for Neuroinclusive Teaching launch! This 1.5-day in-person workshop will prepare faculty across STEM disciplines to support and empower neurodiverse students in the classroom, sharing best practices and insights learned from the NSF INCLUDE project. Program Information Where: In-person at the UCONN Storrs Campus...
FCAI NISE Fellow Publishes Article in Psychology Today Regarding Grief in the Autistic Community
Feb. 13, 2024—Frist Center for Autism and Innovation Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering Fellow Hari Srinivasan has published a new article in Psychology Today about the impact of grief on the autistic community. In this article, Hari discusses his own moving experiences with grief after the recent loss of both of his grandparents and how grief as...
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:...
College Autism Network Releases New Video Describing Their Work
Feb. 2, 2024—Our friends at the College Autism Network, which is supported by the Frist Center, have released an informational video allowing the public an inside view of the work of the network, the benefits, and the sensational yearly College Autism Summit. As the home of CAN, the Frist Center is so proud of the work of...
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...