Anila D’Mello

Assistant professor
University of Texas Southwestern

Anila D’Mello is an assistant professor and Jon Heighten Scholar in Autism Research in the Department of Psychiatry and O’Donnell Brain Institute at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas.

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How scientists can counteract their unwitting contributions to autism’s sex bias

By Anila D’Mello
20 December 2022 | 7 min read

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