Gregory Wallace

Assistant professor
George Washington University

Gregory Wallace is assistant professor of speech, language and hearing Sciences at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

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Why intelligence scores do not predict success for autistic adults

By Julia Bascom, Gregory Wallace
28 November 2017 | 6 min read

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