Anne O’Hare

Professor
University of Edinburgh

Anne O’Hare is professor of child life and health, and of pediatrics, at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

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Program in Scotland boosts speed, accuracy of autism diagnosis

By Anne O’Hare
20 February 2018 | 5 min read

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