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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · 22d

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...

“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…

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Sep 3

please email me. www.vumc.org/lasr/person/...

Hari Srinivasan | Laboratory of Affective Sensory Research

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

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…

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

Promoting Classroom Engagement of Autistic Students Using Focused Interests - Sarah C. Bayoumi, Gospel Y. Kim, Patrick Dwyer, Hari Srinivasan, Kelsey Smith, 2025

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Aug 5

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.

Amplifying Autistic Wellbeing (AAW)

www.amplifyingautisticwellbeing.com

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Jul 22

New Publication Alert. Neurodiversity 2.0

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Jul 2

My article made it to the print edition of TIME magazine.
Page 64-67
How cool is this!

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Jun 27

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.

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Jun 2

My 5th Article in Psychology Today.

Wallace Multisensory Lab @ Vanderbilt @wallacelab.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

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

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Wallace Multisensory Lab @ Vanderbilt @wallacelab.bsky.social · May 26

🚀 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...

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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...

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · May 23

This is kinda ultra cool news.
Co-wrote the foreword with Dr Temple Grandin for the newly released Autism for Dummies book.

Thx Ranga Jayaraman, John Marble, Khushboo Chabria, Wiley

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · May 5

"Doctor-Doctor" Zack Williams shares insights into his research and his view of the world, in this spotlight interview with me. Check out the link below.

Wishing you lots of luck Zack in the next chapter of your life.
www.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinn...

@quantpsychiatry.bsky.social

FCAI Spotlight: The Many Layers of Zack Williams by Hari Srinivasan

This article is part of a series highlighting the work and people associated with the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation (FCAI) at Vanderbilt University. The Frist Center brings together engineers...

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Apr 15

Just completed a peer review for JADD (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders). Good to get to contribute to the scientific process from the other side. It’s unexpectedly empowering to get to evaluate work in your field.

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Apr 4

YES!!

Wallace Multisensory Lab @ Vanderbilt @wallacelab.bsky.social · Apr 4

🌟 Congrats to William Quackenbush and Hari Srinivasan on presenting at the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Research Forum! 🧠✨
Hari shared insights on PPS in autism and William on motor stereotypies. Both are co-mentored by Profs. Wallace & Cascio.
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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Mar 25

Total blast.
VR Task, i created for my research was a hit with the kids.
and got to see some of my neuroscience knock-knock humor on screen.

Wallace Multisensory Lab @ Vanderbilt @wallacelab.bsky.social · Mar 23

Brain Blast 2025 = a total success! 🎉

Kids popped VR bubbles with enthusiasm, and used the Haply Robot to dunk rubber ducks, and explore textures.

Even high schoolers stopped by to chat about neuroscience in college! 🧠

Big thanks to our lab fam 💙

#BrainBlast2025 #Vanderbilt #WallaceLab

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Mar 24

Congrats, Dr. Ansley! Wishing you all the best in your next chapter—this is just the beginning. It’s been a privilege to work alongside you!

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Wallace Multisensory Lab @ Vanderbilt @wallacelab.bsky.social · Mar 21

🎉🧠 Brain Blast 2025!

Join Wallace Multisensory Lab (Booth 11) on March 22, 10AM–2PM at Nashville Public Library. Explore virtual bubbles, check out textures with our Haply robot, watch cool neuroscience videos, and grab free goodies for kids!

#BrainBlast2025 #Neuroscience #Vanderbilt

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Wallace Multisensory Lab @ Vanderbilt @wallacelab.bsky.social · Mar 21

Congrats Hari Srinivasan (3rd year Neuroscience PhD)! 🎉 Recognized tonight at Vanderbilt's Grad School Honors Banquet for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Proud lab moment!

#NSFGRFP #VandyGrad #Neuroscience @neuroscientist.bsky.social

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Mar 20

At the Vanderbilt Graduate School Honors Banquet
(for the NSFGRFP)

#Vanderbilt @wallacelab.bsky.social

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Wallace Multisensory Lab @ Vanderbilt @wallacelab.bsky.social · Jan 16

Our lab member, Hari Srinivasan and Amber Crabtree led a discussion on neurodivergent experiences at this NSF sponsored engineering visioning event, hosted by the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University.
www.ervacommunity.org/event/vision...

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Visioning Event | Engineering Design To Equip A Neurodiverse Workforce – ERVA

January 8, 2025, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Virtual, Pre-Event Informational Session: Keivan Stassun and Alison Sheets-Singer | Will facilitate a comprehensive dialogue regarding the structure and obje...

www.ervacommunity.org

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Nov 15

www.aucd.org/conference/a...
Thrilled to receive 2024 AUCD Young Professional Award

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Hari Srinivasan @neuroscientist.bsky.social · Nov 15

My article in Psychology Today on Autism & Employment
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. (NDEAM)
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
#autism #employment #ndeam #ada

How Reasonable Are 'Reasonable Accommodations' at Work?

How does the ADA’s ambiguity on “reasonable accommodations” impact autistic workers? Uncover the hidden gaps in workplace accommodations.

www.psychologytoday.com

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