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April 26, 2023
Aquatic Therapy Programming for Individuals with Autism
Jennifer Knott, CTRS
Jennifer Knott, CTRS, discusses aquatic therapy programming for autistic individuals. She highlights the potential of such programs for removing barriers…
November 23, 2021
Executive Function and Autism
Gregory Wallace, PhD
Greg Wallace, Ph.D., discusses executive functioning and its impacts on lived experiences across the lifespan in autism. He defines executive…
September 8, 2021
Systemic Inflammatory & Autoimmune Diseases—PANS
Jennifer Frankovich, PhD
Jennifer Frankovich MD MS, clinical professor at Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, discusses the co-occurrence of systemic inflammatory and autoimmune…
March 3, 2021
Hippotherapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chelsea Whitaker, OTR/L
Founder and COO of Taking the Lead, Chelsea Whitaker, OTR/L, discusses hippotherapy and how this distinct practice can help individuals…
February 24, 2021
The Role of Neurotransmitters in GI Disorders Related to Autism
Kara Gross-Margolis, MD
Kara Gross Margolis, MD, explores recent studies surrounding the role of serotonin and the more extensive gut microbiome in gastrointestinal…
October 22, 2020
How the Autonomic Nervous System May Govern Anxiety in Autism
Emily Casanova, PhD, Manuel Casanova, PhD
Dr. Emily Casanova and Dr. Manuel Casanova consider how the autonomic nervous system may govern anxiety in autism. The speakers…
May 20, 2020
Exercise at Home
David S. Geslak, BS, CSCS
David Geslak speaks about the need for movement and sensory integration and provides tips for building constructive exercise practices at…
November 27, 2019
Sensory Processing and Autism
Virginia Spielmann, MSOT
Virginia Spielman, MSOT, Director of the STAR Institute for Sensory Processing, explains what sensory processing and integration are and how…
May 15, 2019
Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders in Autism
Emily Casanova, PhD
Emily Casanova, Ph.D., presents research updates on hypermobility disorders related to autism, including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder…