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March 11, 2026
Understanding Autism through the Lens of Sensorimotor Features and Early-Developing Brain Regions
Brittany G. Travers, PhD
Sensorimotor differences are commonly reported in autistic individuals. However, the daily-life impact and neurobiological basis of motor differences are not…
October 1, 2025
Management of Otolaryngology, Co-Occurring Conditions Associated with Autism
Adrien Eshraghi, MD, MSc, FACS
Adrien Eshraghi, MD, MSc, FACS, a 2022 ARI grant recipient, discusses the management of otolaryngology co-occurring conditions associated with autism.…
June 11, 2025
Masking: Deconstructing the Myths
Dena Gassner, PhD
Dena Gassner, PhD, deconstructs autistic masking and provides a new framework for understanding this universal human experience. She discusses myths…
January 31, 2025
Effective Coping Strategies for Sensory Differences and Executive Function
Goldie McQuaid, PhD, Gregory Wallace, PhD
Drs. Greg Wallace and Goldie McQuaid share their research on strategies autistic adults develop to compensate for non-social challenges they…
May 8, 2024
Motor Skills and Executive Function in Autism
Megan MacDonald, PhD, Megan McClelland, PhD
Megan MacDonald, Ph.D., and Megan McClelland, Ph.D., discuss emerging research on the relationship between motor skill development and executive function…
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…
August 12, 2020
Sensory Features: Research and Evidence
Roseann Schaaf, PhD
Roseann Schaaf, PhD discusses sensory features associated with autism and their impact on features of everyday life. The speaker outlines…
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…