Dr. Shattuck conducts innovative research that informs advocacy, policy making, and service design for people with developmental disabilities and special health care needs. Most of his current work is aimed at understanding service use and related outcomes among youth with autism as they leave high school and transition to young adulthood.
 
Shattuck’s work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Education Sciences, Autism Speaks, the Emch Foundation, and the Organization for Autism Research. His research publications have appeared in high-impact scientific journals including Pediatrics, Psychiatric Services, the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, the American Journal of Public Health, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He has also written op-ed pieces that have appeared in leading newspapers including the New York Times.
 
In 2009 Shattuck’s study on the age of diagnosis among children with autism was recognized as one of the most important autism studies of the year by both Autism Speaks and the Federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. Shattuck's 2011 study on the use of services by adults with autism was recognized as one of the 20 most impactful scientific studies in the field of autism by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.
 
Dr. Shattuck frequently speaks about autism at scientific meetings and to groups of advocates, family members, service providers, and policy makers. He has also consulted with public and nonprofit agencies on the design and evaluation of services for people with disabilities.
 
Shattuck’s professional background includes work in the nonprofit sector doing fundraising and developing programs. His education includes degrees in social work, sociology, and postdoctoral training in epidemiology.

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• Shattuck discusses diagnosing autism spectrum disorders

• Shattuck discusses cost of raising a child with special needs

• Shattuck discusses Services and Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism

Shattuck in the News

• September 7, 2012: Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder at risk for bullying
• May 15, 2012: Youth with autism face barriers to employment and education after high school
• February 17, 2012: New study looks at medication use of kids with ASD, ADHD
• January 25, 2012: Study looks at how kids with autism spend their screen time
• November 18, 2011: Teens with autism face major obstacles to social life outside of school
• August 22, 2011: Schools key provider of mental health services for adolescents with autism
• February 7, 2011: Autistic young adults missing out on much-needed services
• December 2, 2009: Wide variation in state Medicaid and SCHIP policies determine financial burden for low-income families with special health care needs children
• August 17, 2009: Youth with autism coming of age: Brown School study will focus on transitions in service use and coverage
• May 4, 2009: Research shows wide age gap between possible and actual autism diagnosis
• August 13, 2008: Cost of caring for a child with special needs varies from state to state
• July 10, 2008: Cost of raising a child with special needs: Where does your state rank?
• September 25, 2007: Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood
• June 11, 2007: A Spectrum of Disputes Op-Ed in the New York Times