Research that Centers Autistic Well-Being as Defined by Autistics
with Dr. T.C. Waisman
03/01/2023
Far too often research centers outcomes that actually harm Autistic people. Today’s guest, Dr. T.C. Waisman, helps us move toward research that centers Autistic well-being as defined by Autistics.
Show Notes
- Check out the Learn Play Thrive Education Hub
- Learn more from and about TC’s work at her websites: Adapt Coach and Autism Training Academy.
- Explore more of TC’s work: that of the Autistic Researchers Committee (ARC) of INSAR (International Society of Autism Researchers), which TC Waisman co-founded, her Fermilab Lecture, and the Autism CanTech! gaming platform she’s contributing to.
- Check out the paper TC referenced: Measuring the Wrong Thing the Right Way? Time to Rethink Autism Research Tools) by Sandra C. Jones (with additional research linked here)
- Refresh your “Double Empathy” knowledge with podcast Episode 2 (transcript linked here), and/or check out Damian Milton (he/him)’s work directly on his website and Twitter.
- Read from the Autism in Adulthood journal. The four articles linked below each include panels that TC Waisman was a member of:
- Building Neurodiversity-Inclusive Postsecondary Campuses: Recommendations for Leaders in Higher Education (2022)
- An Expert Roundtable Discussion on Intersectionality and Autism in Adulthood (2022)
- An Expert Discussion on Structural Racism in Autism Research and Practice (2020)
- An Expert Discussion on Autism in the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
- Join in the conversation about this episode on Facebook: Learn Play & Thrive: Autism Resources for Professionals