Xiu Xu

Xiu Xu received the Ph.D. degree in pediatrics from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, in 2001. She is a Professor in Pediatrics and the Chief of the Division of Child Health Care, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai. Her research interests include early evaluating, diagnosing and intervention for neurodevelopmental disorders with special interest in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As a PI for early detection and early intervention for ASD in community- and hospital-based practices in Shanghai, she contributed to set up an ASD screening program in The Three-level Network of Child health-care service in Shanghai. As the Co-PI for the National Project of Ministry of Health in China—The epidemiology, diagnosis, and early intervention of ASD. Prof. Xu is the Steering Member of Child Health, Society of Child Health, and China Academy of Pediatrics.