USC DREAmS Lab

DREAmS team member Abby Khou is seeking participants for a study on their experiences of Sensory Integration (SI) as kids!

Please contact her if interested: [email protected]

We had a great time at ! Our team presented, "Access to Diagnosis, Services, and Knowledge in Diverse Settings: Using Qualitative and Participatory Research to Understand the Experiences of Under-Represented and Under-Served Families."

Congratulations to our team members for representing the DREAmS lab at the USC Herman Ostrow Dentistry Research Day 2023!

Marshae Franklin and Camille Parchment presented on their upcoming theoretical paper: "Women of color pursuing : A new gaze on belonging."

Alexis Rodriguez presented on her study (co-authored by Dr. Amber Angell): "Improving healthcare for children: Curriculum development for pediatricians."

We are so proud and excited for your work and next steps!

can help empower people through recognizing their strengths and providing affirming care.

Ellie Taylor, DREAmS member and student, published an article on the need for autistic and affirming care.

https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14427591.2022.2136231

Please contact [email protected] if you are unable to access the article.

What an incredible conference!! , Amber, and Joy Hammel talked about with an engaged and thoughtful pre-conference group. went deep into re-thinking belonging with girls and women. And many other thought-provoking presentations from faculty and students, and many others! We’re feeling energized and ready to continue the work! Also - ! (📷 ) See you all next year!

We’re excited to see some of you at the pre-conference institute tomorrow! and Amber will join Joy Hammel to talk about - Bring your questions and be ready to share your own experiences with your !

Hi everyone! Project PEACES, consisting of an interdisciplinary team of scholars, practitioners, and self-advocates from across the U.S., is conducting a study on autistic college students and their experiences of success. If you are an autistic college student who would like to share their experiences for their study (a 30-minute survey), please follow the link below to the survey and to learn more information about the study. As a thank you for your participation in this study, you will receive a $25 gift card once you complete the survey.

Complete survey: https://bit.ly/3P08dAF

While autism and ADHD can present differently, there are key areas of overlap. , for example, might be especially tiring for people. We need more research on these intersections to better support !

We need to better understand how impacts people beyond women without cognitive .

As an scholar, Ellie is passionate about increasing representation and recognition of lived expertise in autism research. In addition to her work in the DREAmS lab, Ellie is privileged to a member of the Autistic Researchers Committee at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR).

Ellie is interested in assessing how the ableist marginalization endemic to Autistic populations intersects with sexism, transphobia, racism, and heterosexism. She hopes to eventually inform evidence-based clinical practice for Autistic adults through the feedback and recommendations of diverse Autistic communities and allies.

This summer has been an eventful one with members of the DREAmS lab getting the opportunity to present some of our research at the 2022 and

A special shoutout to our very own Elaine Carreon for being awarded the OT Summit Outstanding Scholar Award!