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Social Communication in ASD

· Speech Language Pathology
PI: Dr. Brad Ferguson
Mentor(s): Dr. Fang Wang
University of Missouri-Columbia, US

Assessing social conversation in Autism Spectrum Disorder from a developmental cohort (children aged 8–17) through lexical and syntactic pipeline analysis​.

Overview

Co-developing CoreAutism smartwatch application to objectively track pulse rate variability, establishing real-time biomarkers for stress and verbal communication in autistic individuals.

Reflection

In this cross-disciplinary project, I served as a central bridge between medical and engineering collaborators while identifying project direction and spearheading early-stage literature review. Navigating the distinct workflows and mindsets of these two fields helped me move past my perfectionism, fostering a more pragmatic, problem-solving mindset.

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