The Transmitter Stories

'Emergent and transactional': How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions

The Transmitter — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Jonathan Green is professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and an honorary consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is also a long-practicing clinician. In this interview, he discusses the genesis of his recent article, "Debate: Neurodiversity, autism and healthcare," and how it has been received by colleagues and the neurodiversity self-advocate community. There have been two commentaries published in response to Green's article, with a third still in production.

The story of autism research in Australia: A conversation with Cheryl Dissanayake

The Transmitter — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

With the help of a generous benefactor, autism research in Australia is gathering critical mass.

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New journals seek to fill neurodiversity gap

The Transmitter — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500

The two journals, although differing in initial support, both realized the need for a publication focused exclusively on the neurodiverse experience.

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Writing a 'new history of autism'

The Transmitter — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Spectrum talks with David Dobbs about researching his latest article, and what he found.

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What it’s like to be a Black autism researcher

The Transmitter — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400

Spectrum spoke to four Black autism researchers about what it’s like to be in a field that’s overwhelmingly white, how police violence against Black people has affected them, and the joy of finding one another in ‘Black In Neuro.’

Spectrum stories: Life in lockdown with autism

The Transmitter — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 07:00:17 -0400

Host Chelsey B. Coombs talks to clinicians and people with autism about their experience of the pandemic, how their routines have changed and some of the unexpected benefits.

Spectrum Stories: What social touch says about autism

The Transmitter — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:09:26 -0400

Understanding how touch is altered in autism could yield an early marker of the condition.

Spectrum Stories: How social media aids discovery and diagnosis of autism-linked conditions

The Transmitter — Mon, 06 May 2019 09:50:53 -0400

Social media is connecting families with researchers who study rare conditions related to autism — to the benefit of both.

Spectrum Stories: The benefits of genetic testing in autism

The Transmitter — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:10:36 -0400

Finding a mutation linked to autism traits can have life-changing consequences for autistic individuals and their families.

Spectrum Stories: Tapping intelligence in minimally verbal people with autism

The Transmitter — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Scientists are finding new ways to test cognition in autistic individuals who speak little or not at all.

Spectrum Stories: Seeing through an autistic person's eyes

The Transmitter — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Virtual reality can help typical people experience sensory hypersensitivity and other perceptual differences that autistic individuals describe. Host Ben Kuebrich reports.

Spectrum Stories: Resetting the autistic brain

The Transmitter — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Deep brain stimulation is not an approved treatment for autism but has helped some people with extreme obsessions and other severe traits. Host Ben Kuebrich investigates one success story.

Spectrum Stories: Understanding autism’s suicide risk

The Transmitter — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:31:04 -0400

Suicidal thoughts appear to be more common in autistic people but they’re also more difficult to detect. Host Ben Kuebrich reports.

Spectrum Stories: Gaming autism treatments

The Transmitter — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Researchers are designing video games to hone visual-attention skills in children with autism. New host Ben Kuebrich explores.

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Spectrum Stories: Autism, in a manner of speaking

The Transmitter — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:00:48 -0400

In this episode of “Spectrum Stories,” host Jacob Brogan explains how speech — from its rhythm to its emotional content — can differ in people with autism, making social communication difficult.

Spectrum Stories: Talking about autism mouse models

The Transmitter — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 07:00:45 -0400

Scientists discuss the problems with using mice to study autism, and explain how the field might move forward.

Spectrum Stories: Camouflaging autism traits

The Transmitter — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:13:25 -0500

In this episode, host Jacob Brogan explores how and why some women try to hide their autism. There are benefits to keeping the condition concealed, but this camouflaging comes with psychological costs.

Spectrum Stories: Shifting cultural views about autism abroad

The Transmitter — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:56:42 -0500

In this episode, host Jacob Brogan talks to autism researchers and families with children on the spectrum in France and Ethiopia. However different the two countries may be, advocates in both places are working to overturn outdated beliefs about autism...

Spectrum Stories: Where autism meets sleeplessness

The Transmitter — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 07:00:14 -0500

Scientists are trying to understand why people with autism so often have trouble sleeping, and how to help them.

Spectrum Stories: The overlap between autism and anxiety

The Transmitter — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:16:40 -0400

In this episode of “Spectrum Stories,” host Jacob Brogan talks to clinicians about why anxiety is so common — but can be so hard to spot — in people with autism.