Q&A with David Ruttenberg

David is a PhD candidate carrying out his doctoral studies at a distance while living in the United States. He is researching new technologies to assist autistic adolescents and adults.

Nonetheless, autism is a lifelong condition. It does not evaporate when your child turns 18 years of age.

UCL’s commitment clearly supports research like mine through bespoke, untested and uncommon approaches. This luxury is something not lost on me - it motivates me each and every day.

The doctoral programme and distance learning paradigm, in particular, has been most impressive.

The UK’s advanced approach to neurodiversity is vastly different from what we experience in the US... it speaks to a considerably more respectful, ethical and humanistic approach.