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Very proud of SCTL Doctoral Student, Jared Richards, for this important and exciting work on improved understanding and measurement of autistic burnout:

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Grantee Spotlight: Jared Richards is pioneering research to understand autistic burnout | Autism Speaks
Jared Richards learned early on how to navigate environments that weren’t always designed with their sensory and social needs in mind. Now, they are channeling those experiences into their research.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New research from our lab in @natureportfolio.nature.com Scientific Reports reveals how the brains of Autistic teens' who 'pass' as Non-Autistic in some social settings respond to faces. Read more about how the findings could reshape how we understand the toll of masking.

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New Research Reveals How Autistic Teens’ Brains Respond in Some Social Settings, Helping Them ‘Pass’ as Non-Autistic
Some autistic teens often adopt behaviors to mask their diagnosis in social settings helping them be perceived — or “pass” — as non-autistic. For the first time, researchers from Drexel University's A...
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July 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We are excited to share the our latest research on the phenomenon of Passing as Non-Autistic (PAN), which has just been published with @springernature.com in @Scientific Reports! This paper offers one of the first findings identifying potential neural correlates of PAN! Read here: rdcu.be/euo25
Automatic and affective processing of faces as mechanisms of passing as non-autistic in adolescence
Scientific Reports - Automatic and affective processing of faces as mechanisms of passing as non-autistic in adolescence
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July 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy to have this opportunity to answer questions from across the internet on Neurodivergence! Thanks @wired.com, for the opportunity to do so!

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June 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM