Melissa Mello

Community health program supervisor
University of California, Davis MIND Institute

Melissa Mello is community health program supervisor at the University of California, Davis MIND Institute

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19 July 2016

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Techniques used in behavioral interventions could help scientists scan the brains of children who have both autism and intellectual disability.

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By Jessica Wright

19 July 2016 | 6 min read

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