508: Autism Awareness

Misinformation about Autism Spectrum Disorder is rampant. The rise of social media has enabled this misinformation to spread to a wide audience. Join State of the Pod in interviewing Autism expert and research at Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Kim So Hyun. Dr. Kim talks about her research and ways to uplift education about Autism. Whether you are interested in learning about how to combat misinformation about Autism or are curious about the fundamental biochemistry behind the disorder, this episode is for you! Produced and edited by Amanda Ng, Cate Westbrook, and Branden Sattler Art by Savannah Flores Music from Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and Wave Saver @ Epidemic Sound Special thanks to the Milstein Program and the Investigative Biology lab at Cornell University for our recording equipment and software. Sources: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/autism-spectrum-disorders-asd https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-018-0208-6 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.787893/full https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt0810-772 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673618311292 https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20111608 https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-pathol-012414-040405 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24753336/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.550593/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9355470/ https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/aut.2020.0014#:~:text=Despite%20recent%20positive%20changes%20in,ableist%E2%80%9D%20language%20is%20still%20used. https://www.clinmedjournals.org/articles/iacod/international-archives-of-communication-disorder-iacod-2-011.php?jid=iacod https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-018-03868-z The post 508: Autism Awareness first appeared on State of the Pod.