Punit Shah

Punit Shah

Associate professor
University of Bath

Punit Shah is associate professor of psychology at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.

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How two graduate students uncovered a critical error in autism screening guidelines

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22 June 2021 | 7 min read
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Error found in autism screening guidelines

By Rachel Clutterbuck, Punit Shah, Lucy Waldren, The Conversation
24 March 2021 | 3 min read

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