Dr. Rujuta B. Wilson is a behavioral child neurologist specializing in autism spectrum disorders and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). She is an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurology and Psychiatry at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART). Dr. Wilson leads the motor phenotyping core at UCLA CART and is part of the translational clinical core of the UCLA Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC). Dr. Wilson is also director of research for the UCLA Tarjan (UCEDD) Center. Dr. Wilson's NIH funded research is focused on developing quantitative methods of motor phenotyping in order to improve characterization of motor development in NDDs, better understand how atypical motor development can impact cognition and language, and develop more targeted interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Wilson’s work also extends to measuring the physical and behavioral benefits of organized physical activity for children with NDDs. She helped establish the Expressive Movement Initiative at UCLA in 2019. Dr. Wilson is a member of the United States Tennis Association Adaptive Committee. She is past chair of the Child Neurology Society Leadership, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee. Dr. Wilson has been selected as a Los Angeles Times Super Doctor, Southern California Rising Stars, and as a Los Angeles Magazine L.A. Top Doctor multiple times from 2020-2025.