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Tiffany Woynaroski

Assistant professor
Vanderbilt University

Tiffany Woynaroski is assistant professor of hearing and speech sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, and Frist Center for Autism and Innovation in Nashville, Tennessee.

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By Zachary Williams, Tiffany Woynaroski
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Young boy looking upset, sits on couch with crossed arms.
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Errors of omission: Why we are deeply concerned about research on autism therapies

By Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Shannon Crowley, Micheal Sandbank, Tiffany Woynaroski
24 November 2020 | 7 min read

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