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Today is part two of Bea's conversation with Ben Rein, a science communicator and postdoc at Stanford University. This time, they are talking about the research that Ben did during his PhD, studying Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Ben describes using the mouse model to study the link between genetic changes, prefrontal cortex activity, and social behaviour, and how studies done in mice can be a step on a long road towards clinical trials. Ben explains the diagnostic criteria and how one goes about getting an ASD diagnosis in the US, and discusses the known causes of autism. Ben and Bea also talk about Andrew Wakefield's falsified data and emphasise the abundant evidence demonstrating that vaccines do not cause autism. Ben talks about the neuroscience of pain and empathy, studies done on the social transfer of pain, and the implications these findings can have for treatment. Bea and Ben also discuss the placebo effect, how powerful it is, and if there is a way to utilise that power outside of research. To find out more about Ben and what he does, check out his website: https://www.benrein.com/ Ben's Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.brein Ben's Instagram: instagram.com/doctor.brein Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_brein Ben's research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wPloOgsAAAAJ Episode Art: Photo by Bret Kavanaugh (@bretkavanaugh) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!
On today's episode I have special guest Dr Camilla Pang. Camilla holds a PhD in Biochemistry from University College London and is a Postdoctoral Scientist specialising in Translational Bioinformatics. At the age of eight, Camilla was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and ADHD at 26-years-old. Her career and studies have been heavily influenced by her diagnosis and she is driven by her passion for understanding humans, our behaviours and how we work. Camilla is the award winning author of 'Explaining Humans' which through a set of scientific principles, examines life's everyday interactions. Her book won the Royal Society Insight investment science book award in 2020 - she was the youngest writer ever to win the prize, and the first writer of colour. She has a new children's book out in March 2022 which is super exciting! She is also a speaker and neurodiversity advocate, and does a range of charity and voluntary work. TW for this episode: We chat about Exercise and Anorexia between 33:43 - 38:20 We chat about: About about her background and her Autism and ADHD diagnoses Autistic masking and sensory struggles Her experience growing up within the education system and support she had access to Her work as an Author, how she goes about writing her books, book promotion and what it's like for her to see her own book in a bookshops! Her hobbies and special interests Camilla's links: Instagram Twitter Website Camilla's books: Explaining Humans Book (Published March 2020) Perfectly Weird, Perfectly You Book (Out March 2022)
Today's show features multi- talented designer, sculptor, teacher and author, Raef Baldwin.Working in several media, producing garden objects, and sculpture, as well as decorative pieces and furniture for the home. His work has been described as consistently playful and inventive and pieces include weathervanes, fountains, wall mirrors, birdtables, chairs, cupboards, ceramics and opulently painted screens that often have a surreal left-of-field character. He has authored several books. The Blue Bike is the first book in The Adventures of the Blue Giraffe illustrated series, written for ADHD* and ASD* children and parents.*(ADHD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder & ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder)In our conversation we discuss;*Raef's work in design, sculpture, art, writing and teaching*How 'doing' is the best way to learn your craft*How the Blue Giraffe stories were inspired by Raef's son who received an autism diagnosis on his fourth birthday*How the book is giving both parents and carers of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD*) and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD*): hope, smiles, ideas and most importantly, optimism for the future.Raef's links:https://www.raefbaldwin.com/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Bike-Giraffe-Adventure-ebook/dp/B0924V4K1W Undercurrent Stories links:https://www.undercurrentstories.com/https://www.instagram.com/undercurrentstories/https://twitter.com/UndercurrentSt1
How are your kids dealing with the forced isolation and loss of routine from COVID? What can you do to help them not just cope but thrive? What signs will tell you that your child is struggling? On this week's Get Your FILL - Financial Independence & Long Life podcast, Dr. Amy Wheadon answers these questions and more. Watch the video Visit the podcast page About Dr. Amy Wheadon, OTD, OTR/L, CPT, Y.E.S. Occupational Therapist, Certified Personal Trainer , Youth Exercise Specialist KidSHINE Owner & Founder Amy's website Amy's books FB Pages: Kidshine, King's Day Out Instagram Handle: @kidshine.ot and @kingsdayout Amy is a pediatric occupational therapist who has worked with preschool and elementary aged children for over 20 years. Amy just completed her Post Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from NEIT in Rhode Island in March 2020. Amy is a board certified occupational therapist who is licensed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and she is an AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association) member. Amy has worked as a licensed and registered OT in public schools, private schools, client’s homes, and private outpatient clinics. Over the years, Amy has performed consultations to private schools and parents/ parent groups, has organized and run parent and teacher workshops and has participated in a grant to train kindergarten teachers to re-infuse core strength and developmental foundational skills back into kindergarten curriculums. Amy has also administered tele-health occupational therapy services to clients overseas. Recently, Amy conducted and completed doctoral level research on measuring the efficacy of the KidSHINE Bootcamp Program that she designed. Significant results of Amy's research indicated that intense physical exercise, when implemented as part of a specific structured program can improve self regulation in children with sensory processing challenges. Amy’s extensive clinical experience includes working with children with developmental disorders, Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Executive Functioning Disorder, as well as generalized core weakness, upper body and hand weakness, difficulty with balance, poor motor planning, decreased spatial awareness, difficulty with fine motor dexterity, decreased visual motor integration skills, poor perceptual skills, poor organizational skills and difficulty with social skills, peer interaction and structured play skills. Amy has been trained in and has experience using specific intervention techniques such as brushing protocols, the ALERT Program, the Astronaut Program and Handwriting Without Tears. Amy also has experience using ILS ( Integrated Listening Systems) and The Listening Program. Amy founded and developed the KidSHINE Boot Camp Program in 2015. In the past 5 years, Amy has developed a protocol and manual and trained staff therapists on program implementation for different age groups and ability levels in multiple clinics. Amy is also certified as a personal trainer and youth exercise specialist. In her spare time, Amy is a distance runner (who has run 5 marathons and multiple shorter distance races) and a strength and conditioning enthusiast. She has a passion for exercise and understands the importance of fitness, health and staying active as part of daily life. Amy is also a mother of 3 children, including two "tweens" and one teenager.
We are a small business striving for big changes when it comes to diversity and inclusion in children's literature. We strongly believe that changes need to be made in the publishing industry to produce and positively promote stories that reflects and honours the lives of all young people. In 2017, Pam's eldest son, Walter (aged 4 at the time) was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). As parents Pam and her husband found it difficult to find diverse books where children like Walter could see themselves in the pages of books. They say "create the things you wish existed", so Pam created 'Just Like Me Books' - a picture book series where at the heart of each story we explore and promote Diversity, Inclusiveness, Acceptance and Kindness. We want to change the narrative and create a series where every child regardless of their ethnicity, disability, gender or background gets to say they are the hero of their own story. Website: www.justlikemebooks.co.uk
Vicky Westra is the Founder of Autism Shifts, a 501(c)3 Non-profit Foundation and Artistas Café, a unique Social Enterprise whose mission is to employ individuals diagnosed with Autism. Prior to her current entrepreneurial role, Vicky worked at Tampa Electric Company for 22 years in various roles. Her last role prior to leaving TECO was Director of Customer Services and Marketing. Vicky has a B.S. in Business Marketing from The University of Tampa. She is married to Pier and has one child, Gabrielle (Gabbi). Gabbi was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when she was four years old. Through their journey with her own daughter, as well as her experience providing training and employment for individuals with Autism, Vicky has developed a very comprehensive and unique understanding of the diagnosis. Vicky is now on a mission, through Autism Shifts, to provide greater education and understanding about the diagnosis and help communities re-imagine a new world for Autism. Autism Shifts' programs serve the four groups that are key to making this happen, which include: 1) individuals diagnosed with ASD 2) Parents/Caregivers/Families of those diagnosed 3) Businesses who want to become Autism Employment Ready and 4) the broader population. Vicky believes the timing is right and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to create the first Autism Ready Community model!
Vicky Westra is the Founder of Autism Shifts, a 501(c)3 Non-profit Foundation and Artistas Café, a unique Social Enterprise whose mission is to employ individuals diagnosed with Autism. Prior to her current entrepreneurial role, Vicky worked at Tampa Electric Company for 22 years in various roles. Her last role prior to leaving TECO was Director of Customer Services and Marketing. Vicky has a B.S. in Business Marketing from The University of Tampa. She is married to Pier and has one child, Gabrielle (Gabbi). Gabbi was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when she was four years old. Through their journey with her own daughter, as well as her experience providing training and employment for individuals with Autism, Vicky has developed a very comprehensive and unique understanding of the diagnosis. Vicky is now on a mission, through Autism Shifts, to provide greater education and understanding about the diagnosis and help communities re-imagine a new world for Autism. Autism Shifts' programs serve the four groups that are key to making this happen, which include: 1) individuals diagnosed with ASD 2) Parents/Caregivers/Families of those diagnosed 3) Businesses who want to become Autism Employment Ready and 4) the broader population. Vicky believes the timing is right and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to create the first Autism Ready Community model! In this show, you will get to learn first hand from Darcy a highly functioning adult with Autism why it's difficult for individuals on the Autism Spectrum to be successfully employed by businesses today. You will also hear from the founder of Autism Shifts Vicky Westra, what their organization is doing to better prepare businesses to integrate this highly motivated, talented and skilled workforce.
Vicky Westra is the Founder of Autism Shifts, a 501(c)3 Non-profit Foundation and Artistas Café, a unique Social Enterprise whose mission is to employ individuals diagnosed with Autism. Prior to her current entrepreneurial role, Vicky worked at Tampa Electric Company for 22 years in various roles. Her last role prior to leaving TECO was Director of Customer Services and Marketing. Vicky has a B.S. in Business Marketing from The University of Tampa. She is married to Pier and has one child, Gabrielle (Gabbi). Gabbi was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when she was four years old. Through their journey with her own daughter, as well as her experience providing training and employment for individuals with Autism, Vicky has developed a very comprehensive and unique understanding of the diagnosis. Vicky is now on a mission, through Autism Shifts, to provide greater education and understanding about the diagnosis and help communities re-imagine a new world for Autism. Autism Shifts' programs serve the four groups that are key to making this happen, which include: 1) individuals diagnosed with ASD 2) Parents/Caregivers/Families of those diagnosed 3) Businesses who want to become Autism Employment Ready and 4) the broader population. Vicky believes the timing is right and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to create the first Autism Ready Community model!
Vicky Westra is the Founder of Autism Shifts, a 501(c)3 Non-profit Foundation and Artistas Café, a unique Social Enterprise whose mission is to employ individuals diagnosed with Autism. Prior to her current entrepreneurial role, Vicky worked at Tampa Electric Company for 22 years in various roles. Her last role prior to leaving TECO was Director of Customer Services and Marketing. Vicky has a B.S. in Business Marketing from The University of Tampa. She is married to Pier and has one child, Gabrielle (Gabbi). Gabbi was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when she was four years old. Through their journey with her own daughter, as well as her experience providing training and employment for individuals with Autism, Vicky has developed a very comprehensive and unique understanding of the diagnosis. Vicky is now on a mission, through Autism Shifts, to provide greater education and understanding about the diagnosis and help communities re-imagine a new world for Autism. Autism Shifts' programs serve the four groups that are key to making this happen, which include: 1) individuals diagnosed with ASD 2) Parents/Caregivers/Families of those diagnosed 3) Businesses who want to become Autism Employment Ready and 4) the broader population. Vicky believes the timing is right and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to create the first Autism Ready Community model! Learn More Here: https://autismshifts.org/about-us/board-of-directors/
Dr. Camilla Pang shares her insights into living with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, how she uses scientific principles to better understand human beings, and why she considers her neurodiversity to be a superpower. Dr Camilla Pang holds a PhD in Biochemistry from University College London and is a Postdoctoral Scientist specialising in Translational Bioinformatics. At the age of eight, Camilla was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and ADHD at 26-years-old. Her career and studies have been heavily influenced by her diagnosis and she is driven by her passion for understanding humans, our behaviours and how we work. Find out more: futurespodcast.net CREDITS Produced by FUTURES Podcast Recorded, Mixed & Edited by Luke Robert Mason FOLLOW FUTURES PODCAST Twitter: @FUTURESPodcast Instagram: @futurespodcast Facebook: @FUTURESPodcast
Vicky Westra is the Founder of Autism Shifts, a 501(c)3 Non-profit Foundation and Artistas Café, a unique Social Enterprise whose mission is to employ individuals diagnosed with Autism. Prior to her current entrepreneurial role, Vicky worked at Tampa Electric Company for 22 years in various roles. Her last role prior to leaving TECO was Director of Customer Services and Marketing. Vicky has a B.S. in Business Marketing from The University of Tampa. She is married to Pier and has one child, Gabrielle (Gabbi). Gabbi was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when she was four years old. Through their journey with her own daughter, as well as her experience providing training and employment for individuals with Autism, Vicky has developed a very comprehensive and unique understanding of the diagnosis. Vicky is now on a mission, through Autism Shifts, to provide greater education and understanding about the diagnosis and help communities re-imagine a new world for Autism. Autism Shifts’ programs serve the four groups that are key to making this happen, which include: 1) individuals diagnosed with ASD 2) Parents/Caregivers/Families of those diagnosed 3) Businesses who want to become Autism Employment Ready and 4) the broader population. Vicky believes the timing is right and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to create the first Autism Ready Community model! In this show, you will get to learn first hand from Darcy a highly functioning adult with Autism why it’s difficult for individuals on the Autism Spectrum to be successfully employed by businesses today. You will also hear from the founder of Autism Shifts Vicky Westra, what their organization is doing to better prepare businesses to integrate this highly motivated, talented and skilled workforce. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrQAGJxuxInf5jNSRfrsyw
Buuggani waxa uu ku saabsan yahay Autistic Specrtrum Disorder (ASD), oo ah Naafanimo qofku inta uu nool yahay haysata, taas oo saameeya habka qofku ula xidhiidhayo ama u dhexgalayo bulshada ku geddaaman, ama uu la nool yahay. Autism waa cudur maskaxda ku dhaca oo uu Ilmuhu isaga uun isku mashaquulayo oo aanu ogeyn dadka la jooga ama waxyaabaha hareeraha kaga wareegsan. Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), waa Naafanimo qofku inta uu nool yahay haysata, taas oo saameeya habka qofku ula xidhiidhayo ama u dhexgalayo bulshada ku geddaaman ama uu la nool yahay.
Vicky Westra is the Founder of Autism Shifts, a 501(c)3 Non-profit Foundation and Artistas Café, a unique Social Enterprise whose mission is to employ individuals diagnosed with Autism. Prior to her current entrepreneurial role, Vicky worked at Tampa Electric Company for 22 years in various roles. Her last role prior to leaving TECO was Director of Customer Services and Marketing. Vicky has a B.S. in Business Marketing from The University of Tampa. She is married to Pier and has one child, Gabrielle (Gabbi). Gabbi was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when she was four years old. Through their journey with her own daughter, as well as her experience providing training and employment for individuals with Autism, Vicky has developed a very comprehensive and unique understanding of the diagnosis. Vicky is now on a mission, through Autism Shifts, to provide greater education and understanding about the diagnosis and help communities re-imagine a new world for Autism. Autism Shifts’ programs serve the four groups that are key to making this happen, which include: 1) individuals diagnosed with ASD 2) Parents/Caregivers/Families of those diagnosed 3) Businesses who want to become Autism Employment Ready and 4) the broader population. Vicky believes the timing is right and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to create the first Autism Ready Community model! In this show, you will get to learn first hand from Darcy a highly functioning adult with Autism why it’s difficult for individuals on the Autism Spectrum to be successfully employed by businesses today. You will also hear from the founder of Autism Shifts Vicky Westra, what their organization is doing to better prepare businesses to integrate this highly motivated, talented and skilled workforce.
Vicky Westra is the Founder of Autism Shifts, a 501(c)3 Non-profit Foundation and Artistas Café, a unique Social Enterprise whose mission is to employ individuals diagnosed with Autism. Prior to her current entrepreneurial role, Vicky worked at Tampa Electric Company for 22 years in various roles. Her last role prior to leaving TECO was Director of Customer Services and Marketing. Vicky has a B.S. in Business Marketing from The University of Tampa. She is married to Pier and has one child, Gabrielle (Gabbi). Gabbi was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when she was four years old. Through their journey with her own daughter, as well as her experience providing training and employment for individuals with Autism, Vicky has developed a very comprehensive and unique understanding of the diagnosis. Vicky is now on a mission, through Autism Shifts, to provide greater education and understanding about the diagnosis and help communities re-imagine a new world for Autism. Autism Shifts’ programs serve the four groups that are key to making this happen, which include: 1) individuals diagnosed with ASD 2) Parents/Caregivers/Families of those diagnosed 3) Businesses who want to become Autism Employment Ready and 4) the broader population. Vicky believes the timing is right and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to create the first Autism Ready Community model!
VICKY WESTRA Vicky Westra is the Founder of Autism Shifts, a 501(c)3 Non-profit Foundation and Artistas Café, a unique Social Enterprise whose mission is to employ individuals diagnosed with Autism. Prior to her current entrepreneurial role, Vicky worked at Tampa Electric Company for 22 years in various roles. Her last role prior to leaving TECO was Director of Customer Services and Marketing. Vicky has a B.S. in Business Marketing from The University of Tampa. She is married to Pier and has one child, Gabrielle (Gabbi). Gabbi was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when she was four years old. Through their journey with her own daughter, as well as her experience providing training and employment for individuals with Autism, Vicky has developed a very comprehensive and unique understanding of the diagnosis. Vicky is now on a mission, through Autism Shifts, to provide greater education and understanding about the diagnosis and help communities re-imagine a new world for Autism. Autism Shifts’ programs serve the four groups that are key to making this happen, which include: 1) individuals diagnosed with ASD 2) Parents/Caregivers/Families of those diagnosed 3) Businesses who want to become Autism Employment Ready and 4) the broader population. Vicky believes the timing is right and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to create the first Autism Ready Community model! Learn More Here: https://autismshifts.org/about-us/board-of-directors/
Find out more about CPFT's specialist service for assessing adults who may have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their new library of autism resources for the community. Consultant clinical psychologist and autism lead Dr Janine Robinson and clinical psychologist Dr Andrea Woods joined Suzie Thorpe at Cambridge 105 Radio for an interview in World Autism Month.
Denis Corin, CEO of Q BioMed Inc. (OTCQB: QBIO), called in to SmallCapvoice.com to go over his company’s business model, the markets they serve, their products and formulations including QBM-001, in support of Q BioMed's Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) drug development program for non-verbal or minimally verbal autistic children, and Metastron. Q BioMed Inc., 'Q', is a biomedical acceleration and development company. We are focused on licensing and acquiring undervalued biomedical assets in the healthcare sector. Q is dedicated to providing these target assets; strategic resources, developmental support, and expansion capital to ensure they meet their developmental potential, enabling them to provide products to patients in need. Please visit http://www.qbiomed.com and sign up to receive regular updates. Follow us on social media @QBioMed. This interview may include forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "estimate," "become," "plan," "will," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks as well as uncertainties, including those discussed in the following cautionary statements and elsewhere in this release. Although the Company believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, the actual results that the Company may achieve may differ materially from any forward-looking statements, which reflect the opinions of the management of the Company only as of the date hereof.
Yu Jin Park of Severance Hospital speaks to CHI on March 23, 2017. Mr. Park was a Poster Winner at the Molecular Medicine Tri-conference that ran this past February, 2017. Topics include using next generation sequencing in a gene panel for Autistic Spectrum Disorder(ASD). For more information, please visit http://www.NextGenerationDX.com/
An estimated 1% of children worldwide are described as autistic. But what exactly does that mean? What is autism? And what are the promises, perils and politics of pharmaceutical intervention - could, should autism be treated? This podcast features some of the key points raised by autistic people and their families at an event held at Kings College, University of London in late October 2014 to discuss the EU AIMS project (European Autism Interventions - A Multicentre Study for Developing New Medications). To play this edited version click the button above. A podcast of the full, unedited, event can be found here. The event was chaired by Sandy Starr, Progress Educational Trust Speakers were: Prof Ilina Singh, King’s College London Prof Declan Murphy, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London Prof Richard Ashcroft ,Queen Mary, University of London Virginia Bovell: Ambitious About Autism Russell Stronach: Autistic UK Importantly, as Ilina Singh and Sandy Starr say, autism has multiple claims on those involved in this event, both speakers and participants. Many are living with autism or are parents of children with autism. Autism affects how someone communicates with and relates to other people, it can also affect how they make sense of the world. But it is what is called a ‘spectrum condition’ – which means that different autistic people are affected in different ways depending where they are on the spectrum. And it’s a wide spectrum - some autistic people have above average intelligence and some have severe learning disabilities. So, autism can be described (although as Richard Ashcroft said at the event, 'when you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with autism') but almost nothing is known about why one in a hundred of us will have the diagnosis. Are the causes genetic, hormonal, social,or is it something to do with the wiring of the brain – or is it a combination of those things? No one knows. And that is why the EU AIMS project has been set up. It is the largest ever academic/industry collaboration aimed at understanding autism and finding new methods for developing drugs for the autism spectrum disorder. It is led by Kings college London (with partners in 13 other centres of academic excellence around Europe) and by Pharmaceutical company Roche, in partnership with other huge global pharma companies. Although it is clear that new drugs are the longer term aim of the project (and there is no evidence for the efficacy of any of the current treatments for the core symptoms of autism), the first phase is about understanding Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). And there is much to understand. The EU AIMS project has brought together researchers from diverse backgrounds –genetics, neuroscience and cellular biology – and they are all beavering away looking for an answer to the question – what is autism? So we’ve got big pharma and we’ve got academic researchers. But where are the people with autism and their families? They live day in day out with autism, they must have crucial insights and experience to feed into the research programme…. Given the fact that the scientists don’t know what autism is, surely their knowledge and perspective is indispensable. That gap has been recognised - although perhaps a little late in the day given that EU AIMS is in its second year. This event was just one of a series of events around Europe planned for the next few months. A video describing the work of EU AIMS can be found here Photo: Snorkeling at Surfers for Autism by Robert Neff