2023

December
- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel's Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  Dec 14, 2023
  This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost and the Office of University and Community Partnerships.
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- Reflecting on the Past Year at the Autism Institute: A Letter from the Director
  
  Dec 14, 2023
  
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- Employee Spotlight: Mi-Yeet Wong, LCSW, Celebrating Impact and Innovation
  
  Dec 14, 2023
  
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- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Featured in the IACC Top 20 Research Papers
  
  Dec 14, 2023
  
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- Transition Pathways' Co-op Spotlight with Teddy
  
  Dec 11, 2023
  
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November
- Impact of ERGs on School-to-Work Programs
  
  Nov 20, 2023
  
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- Transition Pathways Peer Mentor Spotlight: Christina
  
  Nov 20, 2023
  
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- Employee Profile: Jennifer Plumb
  
  Nov 20, 2023
  
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- Pennsylvania Takes Bold Steps Toward Mental Health Parity for Autism Coverage
  
  Nov 20, 2023
  
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- Youth Voices with Destinee
  
  Nov 10, 2023
  
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- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Awarded Over $2 Million for Longitudinal Study Following Younger Siblings of Autistic Children
  
  Nov 02, 2023
  Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute was awarded a $2.1 million National Institutes of Health Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program grant to continue follow-up of children enrolled in three cohort studies dedicated to understanding outcomes among younger siblings of autistic children.
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October
- Building on Diverse Hiring Practices That Work
  
  Oct 30, 2023
  
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- Youth Voices with Arnaldo
  
  Oct 30, 2023
  
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- Can We Trust Autism Information on TikTok? Not Always.
  
  Oct 23, 2023
  Researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute have examined the reach and accuracy of TikTok videos providing informational content about autism and found that most of the information provided does not align with current clinical knowledge.
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- Cultivating Change: The Philadelphia Autism Project's Seed Awards
  
  Oct 19, 2023
  
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- Employee Profile: Gia DeMarco
  
  Oct 19, 2023
  
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- Unlocking Creativity and Connection Through Improv
  
  Oct 19, 2023
  
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- Convocation 2023: Personal Stories of Impact “Only Possible at Drexel”
  
  Oct 02, 2023
  At Drexel’s annual ceremony marking the start the academic year, speakers shared their personal encounters with the power of partnerships and collaboration.
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September
- Project Career Launch Students Visit SEPTA’s Accessible Travel Center
  
  Sep 28, 2023
  
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- The Importance of School-to-Work Programs
  
  Sep 26, 2023
  
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- Transition Pathways Welcomes Class of 2024 to School-to-Work Programs
  
  Sep 21, 2023
  
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- Creating Inclusive Movie Experiences: Philadelphia Film Society's Sensory-Friendly Showings
  
  Sep 21, 2023
  
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- Welcoming a New Leader for the Life Course Outcomes Research Program
  
  Sep 21, 2023
  
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- 2023 Impact Report: A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
  
  Sep 21, 2023
  
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- Summer Scholars ‘23 Wraps Up!
  
  Sep 21, 2023
  
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August
- Nearly 99% of Autistic Adults Not Receiving Public Employment Services in the U.S.
  
  Aug 09, 2023
  From 2008-16 an estimated 1.98 million autistic adults — or 99%, of those who likely needed employment services — did not receive support through Medicaid or Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, a new study from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute finds.
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July
- National Autism Indicators Report Calls for Health Care Policy Improvements for Future Public Health Emergencies
  
  Jul 31, 2023
  In the latest edition of the National Autism Indicators Report series, researchers at Drexel University’s Policy and Analytics Center (PAC) at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute examined changes in access and disruptions to health care services for autistic children and adults during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June
- Autism and Identity: Moving Beyond The Puzzle Piece Symbol
  
  Jun 30, 2023
  
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  Jun 16, 2023
  Drexel professors were recognized for their academic and professional achievements.
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- New Intellectual Disability Diagnoses in Autistic Young Adults: A Path for Staying Medicaid-Enrolled?
  
  Jun 05, 2023
  In continuing to examine how autistic individuals use Medicaid, recent research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute has identified a trend in intellectual disability (ID) diagnoses among autistic young people that is likely indicative of a system-wide problem that makes it difficult for them to maintain coverage into adulthood.
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April
- Autistic Voices Needed: A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Awarded Grant for Innovative Autistic Support Services Research
  
  Apr 18, 2023
  The Policy, Analytics and Community Research Program at Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion collaborated to enhance a unique intervention optimizing supports delivered by autistic adults to other autistic adults and expand the intervention in Philadelphia.
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March
- Latest National Autism Indicators Report Explores Autistic Individuals’ Use of Medicaid Across the Lifespan
  
  Mar 14, 2023
  In the latest edition of the National Autism Indicators Report series, researchers at Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute explore how autistic individuals use Medicaid and how their service use changes across the lifespan – from infants to older adults – using data from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) from 2008-2016.
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- Autistic Adolescents are More Likely to Leave Medicaid as They Enter Adulthood in States Without Medicaid Waivers
  
  Mar 13, 2023
  Recently published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University examined whether state-level waivers were associated with reduced risk of Medicaid disenrollment among autistic transition-age youth.
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February
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Finds Strong Performance of Autism Screener When Used as Intended
  
  Feb 20, 2023
  Newly published in JAMA Pediatrics, a study by Andrea Wieckowski, PhD, Diana Robins, PhD and their co-authors systematically reviewed and analyzed factors that may lead to different performance estimates of the M-CHAT(-R/F) tests. the most commonly used autism-specific screening tool for young children.
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- 'West Africa to West Philly' Course Connects Language With Community
  
  Feb 17, 2023
  A French course has brought together students and West Philadelphia's native French-speaking West African community, both in and out of the classroom.
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