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

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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