The InsideOut Program: Promoting Fitness and Friendship in College Students

• By: Colby Taylor, PhD STARS InsideOut Program
• April 4th, 2025
• college, fitness programs, health, mental health, peer mentorship, physical activity, social connections, Spring 2025 Issue, student success, students, support
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Students Tackling Autism-Related Syndromes (STARS) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that was founded by Kim Jameson, the parent of an autistic son, in 2015, at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN, to support students socially, academically, and pre-professionally. STARS is open to all students at...

Exploring Autism Traits Among Jeopardy Contestants

• By: Colby Taylor, PhD Autism Advocate, Psychologist, and Former Jeopardy Champion Robert Slaven Jeopardy Champion
• June 27th, 2024
• Asperger's Syndrome, assessment, autism research, Autism Spectrum Quotient, high functioning autism, Jeopardy, neurodiversity
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The popular television quiz show Jeopardy requires contestants to have broad trivia knowledge. As rote memorization is a common strength among individuals with High-Functioning Autism (HFA), it is of interest as to whether Jeopardy contestants have higher symptomology of HFA than the general...