Webinar Description:

Dr. Rujuta B. Wilson provided education on sleep difficulties in autism in this webinar. The following areas were addressed:

• Prevalence and diagnosis of sleep difficulties in autism
• The current knowledge in the field of why sleep difficulties occur in autism
• Behavioral and pharmacologic treatment for sleep difficulties

Presenters:

Rujuta B. Wilson, MD, MS
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics and Psychiatry
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment

Dr. Rujuta B. Wilson is a behavioral child neurologist specializing in autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders. She is an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurology and Psychiatry at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART). Dr. Wilson leads the motor phenotyping core at UCLA CART. Dr. Wilson's NIH funded research is focused on developing quantitative methods of motor phenotyping in order to improve characterization of motor development, better understand how specific motor impairments can impact cognition and language, and develop more targeted interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Wilson’s work also extends to measuring the physical and behavioral benefits of organized physical activity for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Wilson is Vice Chair of the United States Tennis Association Sports Science Committee and a member of the American Academy of Neurology Education Committee. Clinically, Dr Wilson sees autistic individuals across a lifespan with co-occurring neurologic and genetic conditions. She currently serves as Pediatric Neurology Training Director of the UC-LEND program.

Please Note:

• CART captioning was provided. For additional disability accommodations please email Elizabeth Schnieder at [email protected] two weeks prior to the event with name of event and accommodation preference in your response.
• There was no cost for this webinar.
• CEUs were not offered for this webinar.
• This webinar will be held on the Zoom Platform. You can test your connection with Zoom before joining the meeting here.
• This webinar is now archived available on the AUCD Webinar Library.