Liz Pellicano

Director, Centre for Research in Autism and Education
University College London

Liz Pellicano is professor of autism at University College London in the United Kingdom

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We need better strategies to support autistic people as the COVID-19 crisis continues

By Liz Pellicano
8 September 2020 | 6 min read
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General practitioners urgently need autism training

By Laura Crane, Liz Pellicano, The Conversation
17 May 2017 | 5 min read
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Friendships pose unique challenges for women on the spectrum

By Liz Pellicano, Felicity Sedgewick
16 May 2017 | 6 min read

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