Rebecca Jones

Vice president of medical services
Imagen Technologies

Rebecca Jones is vice president of medical services at Imagen Technologies and clinical assistant professor of neuroscience in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

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Spectrum

By Rebecca Jones

5 December 2017

6 min read

Review: ‘Uncommon Sense’ exquisitely explores autism’s sensory experiences

The play dexterously depicts the struggles — sensory and social — of four characters who occupy distinct places on the autism spectrum.

Spectrum

Review: ‘Uncommon Sense’ exquisitely explores autism’s sensory experiences

By Rebecca Jones

5 December 2017 | 6 min read

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