Rujuta Bhatt Wilson is assistant professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Rujuta Bhatt Wilson
Assistant professor
University of California, Los Angeles
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A new look at walking in early childhood: Q&A with Rujuta Wilson
Quantifying toddlers’ gaits promises to improve autism diagnosis and intervention.
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14 March 2024 | 6 min read
Quantitative tests of motor skills could improve autism care
New assessments of the subtle motor difficulties that characterize autism could improve autistic children's lives and teach us a lot about the condition.
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2 April 2019 | 6 min read
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