Aleksandr Onachu

Hi Everyone I’m Aleksandr Onchanu, 

I'm majoring in Developmental Psychology with a minor in neuroscience.

Personal Quote of the Year

-IF
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools
-Rudyard Kipling

If I were an intervention, which one would I be?

Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions

Research Interest

1. Cognitive Development
2. Behavioral Neuroscience
3. Epigenetics

Current Projects

1. Child initiated joint attention as a potential precursor in theory of mind development 
2. Neurodivergent adults’ attitudes regarding early intervention
3. Interaction analysis of a caregiver/autistic child dyad during communicative repair
4. Audio/podcast training modules for caregivers of children with autism

Publications and Presentations

Freeman, N., Montesano, I., Cail, K., Watson, D., Reilly, A. M., Pan, Q., Bell, L. S., Dumas, N., Onchanu, A., Qiu, H., & Bak, M. Y. S. (under review). Unlocking perspectives: Autistic adults’ attitudes regarding early supports. Presentation at the 2024 International Society for Autism Research conference. Melbourne, Australia