Outputs – Self-Advocates and Civic Stakeholders
Our Programs
Workforce Readiness and Preparation (WRaP)
Partnering with Currey Ingram Academy, the Workforce Readiness and Preparation (WRaP) camp is a month-long program for metro Nashville area students, ages 15-20, on the spectrum.
Vanderbilt Autism & Neurodiversity Alliance
The Vanderbilt Autism & Neurodiversity Alliance, or VANA, is a student-led organization created to support the Vanderbilt community, including undergraduates, grad students, staff, faculty, and those in the Vanderbilt area with an autism or other neurodiversity, both those who have a formal diagnosis and those who suspect they may be autistic or neurodivergent.
Autism Summer Internship
Aspie Bootcamp: Python
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.
NASA Neurodiversity Showcase
The Frist Center for Autism & Innovation currently includes two signature activities, led by Director Keivan Stassun and housed at the Center’s headquarters in the Vanderbilt Innovation Hub, that showcase members of our team leading entrepreneurial and commercialization activities as they develop innovative software and hardware products for NASA-sponsored research.