Evdokia Anagnostou is a child neurologist and senior scientist at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, Canada. She is also professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto.
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Evdokia Anagnostou
Senior scientist
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
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Social perception problems cut across disorders
The ability to recognize emotions varies along a continuum that spans autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Social perception problems cut across disorders
Frontline diagnosis of autism
Targeted training opportunities and comprehensive guidelines can help community physicians diagnose many cases of autism, say Evdokia Anagnostou and Jessica Brian.
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Frontline diagnosis of autism
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