Drexel Autism Institute. His research background includes a visiting fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center, and postdoctoral research positions at the University of California Davis MIND Institute, and the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia. His career as a scientist has been driven by a key commitment, namely, understanding the nature of learning difficulties in autism and developing effective programs to address such difficulties within community-based settings. This commitment reflects his life experience of growing up with two brothers affected by autism, as well as his diverse clinical and research background. Dr. Vivanti serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and the Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, and is the author of approximately 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on autism.