Dr. Shattuck is a national expert on disabilities, specifically autism. He has published a number of articles on the prevalence and course of autism as well as on policies and services for people with autism and their families. The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders recently published his article on how autism symptoms can improve with age. Forthcoming in the July 2008 issue of Pediatrics is a study of financial burden in families of children with special health care needs.

Dr. Shattuck joined the Brown School from the University of Wisconsin's Waisman Center where he was a National Institutes of Health Post-doctoral Fellow.