Glad to share my new publication in Educational Psychologist. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... This work grew out of my time as a NISE Fellow at the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation.
Hari Srinivasan
@neuroscientist.bsky.social
PhD Neuroscience student @Vanderbilt (Researching Sensory Autism @ Wallace Lab & LASR Lab) | Alum UC Berkeley | NISE Fellow | PD Soros Fellow | Public Voices Fellow | Autism+ADHD
New Publication Alert. Prediction Gone Awry: A Computational Framework for Emotion Dysregulation Across Autism & ADHD 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New Publication Alert journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Prediction Gone Awry: A Computational Framework for Emotion Dysregulation Across Autism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Public health guidance assumes people sense signs of overheating clearly, and will drink water when thirsty, and rest when overheated. Problem is, for some autistic people, the body may not sound these alarms quickly—or at all. By @neuroscientist.bsky.social: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
When the Body Does Not Sound the Heat Alarm
As heatwaves intensify, neuroscience may help explain overlooked dimensions of heat vulnerability in autism and sensory-related disability.
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New publication alert. doi.org/10.1177/2573... Presence Without Belonging: A Conceptual Analysis of Loneliness in Autism” is now published in Autism in Adulthood
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi... Why heat vulnerability is also a neuroscience and sensory issue. #autism
When the Body Does Not Sound the Heat Alarm
As heatwaves intensify, neuroscience may help explain overlooked dimensions of heat vulnerability in autism and sensory-related disability.
psychologytoday.com
My paper, Silent signals: Autism, disability, and heat vulnerability in a warming world, has been published in Global Public Health www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Silent signals: Autism, disability, and heat vulnerability in a warming world
Extreme heat is among the most severe climate hazards, driving substantial preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet autistic and disabled people remain largely invisible within adaptation...
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My paper just got published. AI, autism & the architecture of voice: from engineered exclusion to designed dignity. doi.org/10.1007/s001...
We were excited to spot Hari Srinivasan and Marcus Watson on Vanderbilt’s main social media account. The caption checks out: yes, we are in a cool research lab. @neuroscientist.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
A straightforward read on communication, agency, and the realities in between. Appreciate this piece, Priti Salan. lnkd.in/gRY9UjAp
Talk given to a very receptive audience on Mental Health and Flourishing for Higher Support Autistics at UCSF Developmental Disabilities 2026 Update for Professionals on Mar 5. developmentaldisabilities.ucsf.edu/2026-syllabus Recording: youtu.be/xX0Lmp5W8lg
2026 Syllabus | 25th Annual Developmental Disabilities 2026
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Perception isn’t just about what your senses pick up it’s about how your brain stitches it all together. I dive into sensory illusions, timing, and why autistic/ADHD brains often see/ feel the world differently. Think you “perceive” reality? Think again. www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
Thanks, NIEPID for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversation today. Lovely to see so many MPhil students joining from all over India. @ youtu.be/q0ctpgproS4
Thanks, Chico State for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversation on nuance in autism. Talk at. youtu.be/h70I6msB7rA
My article in @psychologytoday.com challenges the common assumption around headphones as a simple sensory fix; they can even backfire and can sometimes make sensory distress worse. www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
My article in @psychologytoday.com explores why sensory comfort depends more on predictability, coherence, and structure than simply less noise, and why well-intended solutions like quiet spaces don’t always relieve sensory strain. www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...
PsyArXiv Preprint: Possibility Mindset: A Theory of Motivation under constraint with neurodivergence as a revealing interpretive case. doi.org/10.31234/osf... Motivation depends on whether systems offer room to move and flexible pathways for effort to matter.
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Honored to be nominated and featured on DNS 2026 Leadership Wall this week.
Possibility Mindset: A Theory of Motivation Under Constraint, with Neurodivergence as a Revealing Interpretive Case: https://osf.io/x7jru
My next upcoming talk: Title: Neurodiversity 2.0: Contemporary Research, Evolving Frameworks, and Practice Implications. When: 7th February 2025 7:00 PM (Indian Standard Time) (6:30AM EST/ 7:30AM CST/9:30AM PST) Where: NIEPID (online) Link(meet.google.com/ocp-mozi-vrf)
Article in Psychology Today. Why Sensory Overload isn’t always about “Too Much” --- Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much”
Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.
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www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi... My article in @psychologytoday.com on Masking as an Evolutionary Advantage
Masking as an Evolutionary Advantage
Autistic masking may be an evolved survival response to social risk: useful for belonging, but costly when sustained over a lifetime.
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I’m sharing a recent talk on autism, sensory neuroscience, and everyday life. The ideas are broadly relevant across regions, and I also contextualize them for non-Western settings youtu.be/illW5FvveN8 Channel: www.youtube.com/@neuroscient...
Autism Neuroscience and Everyday life
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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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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...
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 @wallacelab.bsky.social
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...
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