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When autistic kids grow up

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Published 2026-07-02

Chapter 5: The war dial

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“You have to reshape the whole system.” Tempest McDonald earns a measure of peace.
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“You have to reshape the whole system.” Tempest McDonald earns a measure of peace.
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Published 2026-06-25

Chapter 4: How did things unfold?

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Tempest McDonald sues Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her published NIH paper finds allies.
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Tempest McDonald sues Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her published NIH paper finds allies.
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Published 2026-06-18

Chapter 3: Would there be data?

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Tempest McDonald takes a postdoctoral position at Vanderbilt University. Researching her paper accusing the National Institutes of Health of discrimination threatens everything she has built.
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Tempest McDonald takes a postdoctoral position at Vanderbilt University. Researching her paper accusing the National Institutes of Health of discrimination threatens everything she has built.
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Published 2026-06-11

Chapter 2: "You need to go to college"

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After her stint as a semi-professional pool player and the birth of her son, Tempest goes west to start her belated journey through higher education.
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After her stint as a semi-professional pool player and the birth of her son, Tempest goes west to start her belated journey through higher education.
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Published 2026-06-04

Chapter 1: Those people

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What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination? Tempest McDonald’s turbulent childhood begins to provide some answers.
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What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination? Tempest McDonald’s turbulent childhood begins to provide some answers.
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Published 2026-05-20

When autistic kids grow up

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An autistic researcher’s paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.
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An autistic researcher’s paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.
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