“The AIDAN Lab fosters an atmosphere of collaboration and apprenticeship that enables students to effectively acquire the skills needed to conduct high-quality research. Our neurodiverse research team is led by Dr. Heather M Brown – an autistic researcher who studies autism – along with many students, volunteers and community members.”

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Vision

“The AIDAN Lab is dedicated to producing and disseminating knowledge about supporting autistic children, youth, and adults. We are committed to strength-based learning approaches in autism; to move beyond targeting deficits, and instead utilize environmental supports to strengthen function-focused abilities

(Mossman-Steiner & Gengoux, 2018)

These approaches can “empower autistic people to be happy and live fulfilled lives” (Urbanowicz et al, 2019). By studying how autistic individuals learn, our research will inform the creation of targeted supports for autistic students to bridge the gap between academic success in childhood and successful involvement in society in adulthood.”