How to make your research group more inclusive for autistic trainees

October 25, 2024 5:59 AM

How to make your research group more inclusive for autistic trainees
A 6-page guide for research-group leaders in academia, providing concrete suggestions to make labs more welcoming and accessible to autistic students and postdocs. Written by a late-diagnosed autistic academic.

Contents:
1. Dispel your misconceptions.
2. Communicate clearly.
3. Check the sensory environment.
4. Be aware of different cognitive profiles.
5. Model inclusivity to your group.

Role: Author

posted by heatherlogan (3 comments total)

wow amazing! I’m in a women’s autism group run by an academic center and we are always looking to find and publish things like this I will absolutely pass it on. Memail me if you want to chat further about it.
posted by seemoorglass at 2:05 PM on October 25 [1 favorite]

Chapeaux! That's short, readable and [evidenced] information dense. Too late for me but I have a list of younger PIs etc. with whom I will share. Thank you for doing this: infrastructure is as important as picking at the coal-face.
posted by BobTheScientist at 1:18 PM on November 10 [1 favorite]

I know someone super-great who runs a lab, but I gave her the link to share with others who may need to hear this laid out explicitly.
posted by wenestvedt at 6:10 AM on November 13 [1 favorite]