When autistic kids grow up
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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- 🇺🇸United States · Life SciencesHOME#8322K to 1.7M
- 🇸🇦SA · Life Sciences#63.3K to 18K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Life Sciences#352.0K to 11K
- 🇨🇱CL · Life Sciences#81.6K to 8.5K
- 🇮🇳India · Life Sciences#61930 to 4.9K
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335K to 1.8M🇺🇸96%🇸🇦1%🇨🇦1% - Active Followers
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67K to 355K
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/2/26 |  Chapter 5: The war dial | “You have to reshape the whole system.” Tempest McDonald earns a measure of peace. | 41m 54s | |
| 6/25/26 |  Chapter 4: How did things unfold? | Tempest McDonald sues Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her published NIH paper finds allies. | 27m 05s | |
| 6/18/26 |  Chapter 3: Would there be data? | 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. | 27m 29s | |
| 6/11/26 |  Chapter 2: "You need to go to college" | 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. | 27m 52s | |
| 6/4/26 |  Chapter 1: Those people | 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. | 23m 42s | |
| 5/20/26 | When autistic kids grow up | An autistic researcher’s paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life. | 2m 00s |
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Chart history for When autistic kids grow up
Peaked at #6 in SA, top 10 in 3 of 44 tracked markets, currently #6 in SA.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| United States | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| CL | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| AE | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| IS | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| PT | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| SA | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| ID | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| CZ | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| Canada | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| HK | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| VN | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| United States | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| RO | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| KE | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| HU | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| PH | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| India | — | #61 | #61 | — |
| Mexico | — | #68 | #68 | — |
Chart Positions
44 placements across 40 markets.
Chart Positions
44 placements across 40 markets.