Hari Srinivasan
@neuroscientist.bsky.social
PhD Neuroscience student @Vanderbilt (Researching Sensory Autism @ Wallace Lab & LASR Lab) | Alum UC Berkeley | NISE Fellow | PD Soros Fellow | Public Voices Fellow | Autism+ADHD
Perception isn’t just about what your senses pick up it’s about how your brain stitches it all together. I dive into sensory illusions, timing, and why autistic/ADHD brains often see/ feel the world differently.
Think you “perceive” reality? Think again.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
Think you “perceive” reality? Think again.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Perception isn’t just about what your senses pick up it’s about how your brain stitches it all together. I dive into sensory illusions, timing, and why autistic/ADHD brains often see/ feel the world differently.
Think you “perceive” reality? Think again.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
Think you “perceive” reality? Think again.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
Thanks, NIEPID for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversation today. Lovely to see so many MPhil students joining from all over India. @ youtu.be/q0ctpgproS4
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Thanks, NIEPID for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversation today. Lovely to see so many MPhil students joining from all over India. @ youtu.be/q0ctpgproS4
Thanks, Chico State for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversation on nuance in autism.
Talk at. youtu.be/h70I6msB7rA
Talk at. youtu.be/h70I6msB7rA
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Thanks, Chico State for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversation on nuance in autism.
Talk at. youtu.be/h70I6msB7rA
Talk at. youtu.be/h70I6msB7rA
New Preprint
Presence without Belonging: A Conceptual Analysis of Loneliness in Autism: https://osf.io/rjeus
February 3, 2026 at 3:18 AM
New Preprint
My article in @psychologytoday.com challenges the common assumption around headphones as a simple sensory fix; they can even backfire and can sometimes make sensory distress worse. www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
My article in @psychologytoday.com challenges the common assumption around headphones as a simple sensory fix; they can even backfire and can sometimes make sensory distress worse. www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
My article in @psychologytoday.com explores why sensory comfort depends more on predictability, coherence, and structure than simply less noise, and why well-intended solutions like quiet spaces don’t always relieve sensory strain.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
February 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
My article in @psychologytoday.com explores why sensory comfort depends more on predictability, coherence, and structure than simply less noise, and why well-intended solutions like quiet spaces don’t always relieve sensory strain.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
PsyArXiv Preprint: Possibility Mindset: A Theory of Motivation under constraint with neurodivergence as a revealing interpretive case.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Motivation depends on whether systems offer room to move and flexible pathways for effort to matter.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Motivation depends on whether systems offer room to move and flexible pathways for effort to matter.
OSF
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January 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
PsyArXiv Preprint: Possibility Mindset: A Theory of Motivation under constraint with neurodivergence as a revealing interpretive case.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Motivation depends on whether systems offer room to move and flexible pathways for effort to matter.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Motivation depends on whether systems offer room to move and flexible pathways for effort to matter.
Honored to be nominated and featured on DNS 2026 Leadership Wall this week.
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Honored to be nominated and featured on DNS 2026 Leadership Wall this week.
Reposted by Hari Srinivasan
Possibility Mindset: A Theory of Motivation Under Constraint, with Neurodivergence as a Revealing Interpretive Case: https://osf.io/x7jru
January 19, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Possibility Mindset: A Theory of Motivation Under Constraint, with Neurodivergence as a Revealing Interpretive Case: https://osf.io/x7jru
My next upcoming talk:
Title: Neurodiversity 2.0: Contemporary Research, Evolving Frameworks, and Practice Implications.
When: 7th February 2025
7:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)
(6:30AM EST/ 7:30AM CST/9:30AM PST)
Where: NIEPID (online)
Link(meet.google.com/ocp-mozi-vrf)
Title: Neurodiversity 2.0: Contemporary Research, Evolving Frameworks, and Practice Implications.
When: 7th February 2025
7:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)
(6:30AM EST/ 7:30AM CST/9:30AM PST)
Where: NIEPID (online)
Link(meet.google.com/ocp-mozi-vrf)
January 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
My next upcoming talk:
Title: Neurodiversity 2.0: Contemporary Research, Evolving Frameworks, and Practice Implications.
When: 7th February 2025
7:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)
(6:30AM EST/ 7:30AM CST/9:30AM PST)
Where: NIEPID (online)
Link(meet.google.com/ocp-mozi-vrf)
Title: Neurodiversity 2.0: Contemporary Research, Evolving Frameworks, and Practice Implications.
When: 7th February 2025
7:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)
(6:30AM EST/ 7:30AM CST/9:30AM PST)
Where: NIEPID (online)
Link(meet.google.com/ocp-mozi-vrf)
Article in Psychology Today. Why Sensory Overload isn’t always about “Too Much” --- Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much”
Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Article in Psychology Today. Why Sensory Overload isn’t always about “Too Much” --- Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi... My article in @psychologytoday.com on Masking as an Evolutionary Advantage
Masking as an Evolutionary Advantage
Autistic masking may be an evolved survival response to social risk: useful for belonging, but costly when sustained over a lifetime.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi... My article in @psychologytoday.com on Masking as an Evolutionary Advantage
I’m sharing a recent talk on autism, sensory neuroscience, and everyday life. The ideas are broadly relevant across regions, and I also contextualize them for non-Western settings youtu.be/illW5FvveN8 Channel: www.youtube.com/@neuroscient...
Autism Neuroscience and Everyday life
YouTube video by Awe-tistic Neuroscientist
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I’m sharing a recent talk on autism, sensory neuroscience, and everyday life. The ideas are broadly relevant across regions, and I also contextualize them for non-Western settings youtu.be/illW5FvveN8 Channel: www.youtube.com/@neuroscient...
Appreciate Wiki Education for featuring my role as a Wiki Scientist. I wrote a new Wikipedia page on diagnostic overshadowing in autism—an underrepresented but critical issue where scholarship and lived experience intersect.
👉 wikiedu.org/blog/2025/09...
👉 wikiedu.org/blog/2025/09...
“This topic isn’t just academic to me; it’s lived experience.”
There’s no doubt that Hari Srinivasan’s professional credentials speak for themselves. As a neuroscience PhD student at Vanderbilt University, Srinivasan has written extensively for outlets like Ti…
wikiedu.org
September 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Appreciate Wiki Education for featuring my role as a Wiki Scientist. I wrote a new Wikipedia page on diagnostic overshadowing in autism—an underrepresented but critical issue where scholarship and lived experience intersect.
👉 wikiedu.org/blog/2025/09...
👉 wikiedu.org/blog/2025/09...
Featured in this article by Dennis Tran for Cold Tea Collective on 10 Pan-Asian disabled change makers.
"It’s about claiming space that recognizes autism is both an ability and a disability […] not either-or,"
coldteacollective.com/disability-p...
"It’s about claiming space that recognizes autism is both an ability and a disability […] not either-or,"
coldteacollective.com/disability-p...
September 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Featured in this article by Dennis Tran for Cold Tea Collective on 10 Pan-Asian disabled change makers.
"It’s about claiming space that recognizes autism is both an ability and a disability […] not either-or,"
coldteacollective.com/disability-p...
"It’s about claiming space that recognizes autism is both an ability and a disability […] not either-or,"
coldteacollective.com/disability-p...
We were all in awe and thrilled to have Holden Throp visit the Wallace Multisensory Lab.
And he got to try out my VR research task too. Seriously, how cool is that!
Thank you Holden Thorp
@wallacelab.bsky.social
And he got to try out my VR research task too. Seriously, how cool is that!
Thank you Holden Thorp
@wallacelab.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
We were all in awe and thrilled to have Holden Throp visit the Wallace Multisensory Lab.
And he got to try out my VR research task too. Seriously, how cool is that!
Thank you Holden Thorp
@wallacelab.bsky.social
And he got to try out my VR research task too. Seriously, how cool is that!
Thank you Holden Thorp
@wallacelab.bsky.social
Publication Alert: A new paper on Anxiety in Autism. www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Beyond Common Reassurances of “It’s OK”—The Reality of Anxiety in Autism | Autism in Adulthood
Anxiety in autism is often misunderstood when compared with neurotypical experiences. It is not as simple as saying, “It’s okay, everyone gets anxious.” Anxiety in autism is not merely a transient exp...
www.liebertpub.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Publication Alert: A new paper on Anxiety in Autism. www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Too often, disability discourse gets stuck in binaries: Medical vs. Social. Autonomy vs. Dependence. Strengths vs. Deficits.
Real inclusion means opportunities and solutions—together.
Neurodiversity 2.0 maps the barriers and the path forward.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Neurodiversity
Real inclusion means opportunities and solutions—together.
Neurodiversity 2.0 maps the barriers and the path forward.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity 2.0 - Harnessing cross-disciplinary disability insights
The neurodiversity movement has reframed cognitive and behavioral differences as natural variations rather than deficits, advocating for social inclus…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Too often, disability discourse gets stuck in binaries: Medical vs. Social. Autonomy vs. Dependence. Strengths vs. Deficits.
Real inclusion means opportunities and solutions—together.
Neurodiversity 2.0 maps the barriers and the path forward.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Neurodiversity
Real inclusion means opportunities and solutions—together.
Neurodiversity 2.0 maps the barriers and the path forward.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Neurodiversity
New co-author publication! ✨
How can educators harness autistic students’ focused interests; like Ancient Greece or sharks, to boost classroom engagement?
We offer strategies to turn passions into pathways for learning.
doi.org/10.1177/0040...
#Autism #Education #Neurodiversity #FocusedInterests
How can educators harness autistic students’ focused interests; like Ancient Greece or sharks, to boost classroom engagement?
We offer strategies to turn passions into pathways for learning.
doi.org/10.1177/0040...
#Autism #Education #Neurodiversity #FocusedInterests
Promoting Classroom Engagement of Autistic Students Using Focused Interests - Sarah C. Bayoumi, Gospel Y. Kim, Patrick Dwyer, Hari Srinivasan, Kelsey Smith, 2025
doi.org
August 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New co-author publication! ✨
How can educators harness autistic students’ focused interests; like Ancient Greece or sharks, to boost classroom engagement?
We offer strategies to turn passions into pathways for learning.
doi.org/10.1177/0040...
#Autism #Education #Neurodiversity #FocusedInterests
How can educators harness autistic students’ focused interests; like Ancient Greece or sharks, to boost classroom engagement?
We offer strategies to turn passions into pathways for learning.
doi.org/10.1177/0040...
#Autism #Education #Neurodiversity #FocusedInterests
Join us Sept 15 (Portsmouth, UK + Zoom) for a global symposium centering autistic youth with high support needs.
Featuring creative work from voices too often excluded.
RSVP: www.amplifyingautisticwellbeing.com
Our project was selected for the UNESCO x SEVENTEEN Youth Grant—1 of 100 globally.
Featuring creative work from voices too often excluded.
RSVP: www.amplifyingautisticwellbeing.com
Our project was selected for the UNESCO x SEVENTEEN Youth Grant—1 of 100 globally.
Amplifying Autistic Wellbeing (AAW)
www.amplifyingautisticwellbeing.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Join us Sept 15 (Portsmouth, UK + Zoom) for a global symposium centering autistic youth with high support needs.
Featuring creative work from voices too often excluded.
RSVP: www.amplifyingautisticwellbeing.com
Our project was selected for the UNESCO x SEVENTEEN Youth Grant—1 of 100 globally.
Featuring creative work from voices too often excluded.
RSVP: www.amplifyingautisticwellbeing.com
Our project was selected for the UNESCO x SEVENTEEN Youth Grant—1 of 100 globally.
My article made it to the print edition of TIME magazine.
Page 64-67
How cool is this!
Page 64-67
How cool is this!
July 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My article made it to the print edition of TIME magazine.
Page 64-67
How cool is this!
Page 64-67
How cool is this!
Finished my first thesis committee meeting today. Prepped really hard for it. It went well. Got very positive comments and great feedback. I do get to do some super cool research.
June 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Finished my first thesis committee meeting today. Prepped really hard for it. It went well. Got very positive comments and great feedback. I do get to do some super cool research.
My 5th Article in Psychology Today.
New article up in Psychology Today by our PhD candidate lab member, Hari Srinivasan.
He writes about the myth that autistic people “grow out” of autism and how that belief still affects adult support today.
🔗 www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
#PsychologyToday @neuroscientist.bsky.social
He writes about the myth that autistic people “grow out” of autism and how that belief still affects adult support today.
🔗 www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
#PsychologyToday @neuroscientist.bsky.social
Do You Grow Out of Autism?
Autism has come full circle; from perceptions of the disability as lifelong, to beliefs of “growing out of it” and back again, all shaping how we support autistic individuals.
www.psychologytoday.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My 5th Article in Psychology Today.
Reposted by Hari Srinivasan
🚀 Exciting news from our lab! PhD candidate Hari Srinivasan co‑wrote the foreword to the newly released Autism For Dummies with the legendary Dr. Temple Grandin. 🎉
You can read Hari's foreword at www.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinn...
@neuroscientist.bsky.social
You can read Hari's foreword at www.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinn...
@neuroscientist.bsky.social
NISE Fellow Hari Srinivasan Co-Authors Foreword with Temple Grandin in Autism for Dummies
We want to extend our deepest congratulations to Hari Srinivasan, one of our Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering (NISE) fellows. Hari co-authored the foreword for the new book Autism for D...
www.vanderbilt.edu
May 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🚀 Exciting news from our lab! PhD candidate Hari Srinivasan co‑wrote the foreword to the newly released Autism For Dummies with the legendary Dr. Temple Grandin. 🎉
You can read Hari's foreword at www.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinn...
@neuroscientist.bsky.social
You can read Hari's foreword at www.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinn...
@neuroscientist.bsky.social
