Rebecca Shaffer

Assistant professor
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Rebecca Shaffer is associate professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio.

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Eye contact is aversive for some adults with autism

By Craig Erickson, Rebecca Shaffer
16 May 2017 | 5 min read

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