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Judah Koller

Apr 6, 2026, 6:01 PM

Every April, as we mark Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, social media fills with puzzle pieces, and well-meaning people and organizations share related posts. The puzzle piece has itself become a contested symbol. Many feel it reflects an outdated...

Mar 11, 2026, 10:29 PM

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Raising children during wartime: What research can and cannot tell us

Even when everything feels uncertain, know that you can have a very positive impact on your kids' stability and well-being

Mar 5, 2026, 10:50 PM

The Paradox of Resilience

Twenty minutes before a meeting last night, I found myself writing an email that felt surreal. I explained that I hoped the current rocket attack would be over in time for me to leave the safe room and join...

Jan 14, 2026, 11:09 AM

Autistic Barbie: Not Perfect, But I’ll Take It

In recent years, there has been a noticeable shift toward greater representation of autistic and neurodivergent children in mainstream media. In 2015, Sesame Street introduced Julia, an autistic Muppet, as a way of helping young children understand and accept...

Sep 25, 2025, 11:50 AM

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All the ways Trump gets autism wrong

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

As the US president peddles bad science, the real reason for the increase in autism numbers is actually a sign of progress

Apr 25, 2025, 12:26 AM

Autism Deserves Science, Not Soundbites

In a recent interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism. These kinds of comments aren’t just wrong. They’re dangerous. They distract from what truly matters to autistic people and their families and add...

Mar 30, 2023, 11:57 PM

1 in 36 children are now autistic, and that is not a bad thing

When I started working in the field of autism in 2011, prevalence rates in the United States were just less than 1%, with 1 in 110 children being diagnosed as autistic. According to new data just published by the...

Jan 24, 2022, 12:07 AM

On Patience, Predictability, Parenting, Preschoolers and a Pandemic

When children are young, it is their job to figure out how the social world around them works. When I cry, will someone come? When I smile, will someone smile back? If I fall, will someone pick me up?...

May 27, 2020, 1:58 PM

A Mother Killed Her Son and It’s Not Not Our Fault

Last week in Florida, a mother drowned her autistic son. This may seem unfathomable but it is not the first time a parent has murdered their child with disabilities. It will not be the last. There is no room for excusing...

Mar 11, 2020, 2:35 PM

How to Talk to [your] Kids about Corona

Along with oatmeal, cheerios, and coffee for the grownups, we’ve been starting our mornings with an update on the coronavirus. It’s not that we, as parents, initiated this. It’s our kids who are giving us the updates. After they...

About Me

Judah Koller is Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Psychology and Special Education at the Seymour Fox School of Education at the Hebrew University. He directs the Autism Child and Family Lab, is co-chair of the Graduate Program in Clinical Child and School Psychology, and is Director of the Jerusalem Region of the Azrieli National Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopment Research.

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