Julie Lounds Taylor

Assistant professor
Vanderbilt University

Julie Lounds Taylor is assistant professor of pediatrics and special education at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Spectrum

By Julie Lounds Taylor

16 May 2017

5 min read

For people with autism, path to friendship may start in high school

Not all individuals with autism show signs of falling off a social cliff after high school; those who participated in organized sports and clubs fare the best.

Spectrum

For people with autism, path to friendship may start in high school

By Julie Lounds Taylor

16 May 2017 | 5 min read

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How does a control theorist explain cognition?

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