Robert Schultz
Director, Center for Autism Research
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Diagnosing autism with a camera and an algorithm
Robert Schultz hopes to use technology to change how autism is studied, diagnosed and treated.
Social motivation, reward and the roots of autism
Social impairments in autism are likely a consequence of deficits in social motivation that start early in life and have profound developmental consequences, says psychologist Robert Schultz.
Social motivation, reward and the roots of autism
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