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AUCD's Inclusive 2025

Join AUCD in Creating an Inclusive 2025

At AUCD, we believe in a world where all people, including those living with disabilities, are fully included and active members of their communities. With your support, we can continue to uplift the voices of self-advocates, placing them at the center of disability conversation, progress, and research, and building a more inclusive future for 2025.

Through AUCD’s Central Office initiatives and the Annual Conference, we bring attention to the vital work of self-advocates like Hari Srinivasan, who was awarded the AUCD 2024 Young Professional Award. Hari, who is autistic and has ADHD, is a neuroscience researcher and PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University where the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is located. In his acceptance speech, Hari shared:

“Research and advocacy are two sides of the same coin and not independent silos. The end goal of research is supposed to be human progress. I enjoy what I get to do. I love my research and am grateful for the opportunity of education. I appreciate the people who have encouraged me along the way in the world that often seeks to limit your potential because you are seen as too disabled."

With your support, AUCD can continue amplifying the voices of people like Hari. Your gift will directly help fund vital initiatives that support self-advocates in the AUCD Network.

https://aucd.wufoo.com/forms/support-aucd/

Full List of Awardees

https://www.aucd.org/conference/awards

2024 AUCD Young Professional Award

Received the 2024 AUCD Young Professional Award

The SfN experience

Was at the Society for Neuroscience Conference from Oct 4-9.

Largest neuroscience conference in the world with 22K attendees and 3K exhitors. A mix of overwhelm and awe.

2 poster sessions navigated - a 2 hr long one during the Early Career Session linked to my TPDA award and another 4hr one under Cross Modal Processing in Humans Session

Ethics Training for SGE

Another round of HHS Ethics Training done

TedX Talk

Starting off Disability Awareness Month with my TedX talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87-3xydg58

Hari Srinivasan, shares a powerful message about the power of small actions in creating ever-widening ripples in the pond of change. Drawing from personal experiences and the legacy of disability rights leaders, he redefines progress as a journey that starts with simple, accessible steps. His inspiring message encourages everyone to identify and act on their own "small pebbles" to drive societal transformation.

Young Professional Award

Dear Hari,

On behalf of the AUCD Awards Committee, it is with great pleasure that we congratulate you on being selected to receive AUCD’s 2024 Young Professional Award!
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We thank you for your service and commitment to people with disabilities and those who work with and for them. We are so pleased to honor your work and hope that you can be there for the Awards Ceremony so that we can publicly thank you for all you have done.

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This award is presented to professionals in the disabilities field under the age of 40 years who have demonstrated dedication and commitment to people with disabilities and their families through their work as a bridge between the academic sector and the community.

A nice note

Got a nice package in the mail with this note, as I head into the next Duke ACE meeting.

Haiku

Hurdle crossed at last,
Anxiety hums below,
Relief meets baseline

UN International Literacy Day

I'm featured in an UN Article for International Literary Day on Sep 2. How cool is that!!

https://www.unesco.org/sdg4education2030/en/articles/meet-hari-autistic-minimally-speaking-multilingual-phd-student-changing-landscape-disability

Journal Article Mentions

https://sciencex.com/wire-news/485105043/integrating-positive-psychology-and-autism-a-roundtable-discussi.html

A new Roundtable Discussion in the peer-reviewed journal Autism in Adulthood explores how the two fields of positive psychology and autism might integrate and benefit each other, and the autism community at large. Click here to read the Roundtable.

The Roundtable was co-moderated by Patricia Wright, PhD, MPH who is the Executive Director of Proof Positive: Autism Wellbeing Alliance, an organization committed to integrating autism services and the field of positive psychology and Rachel Moseley, PhD, from Bournemouth University. Expert panelists included Dan Tomasulo, PhD, from Teachers College, Columbia University; Hari Srinivasan, a PhD neuroscience student at Vanderbilt University; Jodie Wilson, BVSc, MAPP, from Latrobe University; Sara Woods, PhD, University of Washington; and Tayyab Rashid, PhD, a licensed clinical and school psychologist in Toronto.

Positive psychology helps answer the question, "What makes life worth living?" In addition to alleviating suffering, it is important to provide the tools to enhance elements of positive emotions: cultivating relationships, learning how to engage, have a meaningful life with accomplishments. Positive psychology can benefit the autism community by understanding strengths and how to use them. Appreciating character strengths can impact interpersonal dynamics, communication dynamics, and the framework through which a person responds.

Rather than solely addressing deficits, positive psychology adjusts, enhances, and amplifies strengths. It provides the tools, techniques, and processes to adapt to those strengths.

Integrating Positive Psychology and Autism.

I'm published in a journal article. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.38246.pw

This is my first academic publication

(hope many more to come)

https://www.dailycal.org/2018/03/15/first-transitions

TedX

It was a such an honor and privilege to get the opportunity to give a TedX Talk.

This is the recording of my TedX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87-3xydg58

News coverage of the event by the Frist Center.

In the spirit of spreading ideas, TEDx is a program that brings people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, live speakers and TEDTalks videos combine to spark profound conversations and connections in a small group.

The upcoming TEDxFolsom High School Youth event promises to be an inspiring experience. The speakers are prepared to unleash their inner selves, share their stories and emotions, and spread the one idea everybody has been waiting for. They aim to bring change to the community and show their spark to the world. The event will allow high school students to stand alongside adults and unleash their hidden power.

One of these speakers will be FCAI’s own Hari Srinivasan, Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering Fellow. This event is open to the public, and tickets are available here.

Apr 20, 2024 (In-Person) in Folsom, CA
TedX Event: https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/56378
Tickets: https://tedxfolsomhighschoolyouth.ludus.com/index.php
Hari Srinivasan: "Pebbles in the Pond of Change"

I'm giving a TedX talk

Public Voices Fellowship Year One

Introducing the inaugural collection of op-eds penned by the 2023 cohort of Public Voices Fellows, a partnership between The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans and The OpEd Project. Representing a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences, and expertise, these twenty Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows were chosen from a competitive pool of over 60 applicants, all alumni of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships. Throughout the year, these writers received unparalleled support, honed their leadership skills, and deepened their understanding of how to shape public discourse. The op-eds presented here reflect their dedication to influencing not only their respective fields but also the broader conversations shaping our society. Dive into this compilation to explore thought-provoking perspectives from the first year of the Public Voices Fellowship program

https://www.pdsoros.org/news-events/public-voices-fellowships-year-one-s-successes

Neurodiversity for Dummies

I'm mentioned on Page 176.

ADOS-2 Training

ADOS-2 Training Certificate

Appreciation

Got a nice note today.

Just wanted to tell you the articles you are publishing are very well-written and insightful into the mind of someone with autism. I have a little brother who is autistic, so I am very fascinated by what you write as it helps me understand him better and makes me better equipped to help him navigate his grief at any time he may require. I sincerely appreciate and admire your work man, just wanted to reach out and let you know. Take care of yourself!

https://uniquelyhari.blogspot.com/p/published-work.html

4 years on the ASAN Board.

On this day 4 years ago.