Dr. Maria Luisa Scattoni earned, from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, a Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences (2001) and a Master’s degree in pharmacology (2005). In 2004, she recieved occupational qualifications for biologists at the University of Tucia. She received her Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience from the National Institute of Health in 2009. Now she is a researcher at the Research Coordination and Support Service of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, and has been working for years on the implementation and consolidation of national and international clinical and research networks on neurodevelopmental disorders. She currently coordinates the Italian Network for early recognition of autism spectrum disorders, and the National Autism Observatory, and, since 2017, is the Scientific Director of the project for the use of the “Fund for the Treatment of subjects with autism spectrum disorder”. Her skills and expertise include neuroscience, autism spectrum disorders, autism, Williams syndrome, neurodevelopmental disorders, and mouse genetics.