She has appeared in the media to discuss developmental disorders in children, including on CNN,[1] ABC News,[2] the Times of India,[3] and the Financial Express.
[5] She was part of the group led by Dr. Frank H. Duffy of the department of psychiatry at Boston Children's Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School.
[6] Her previous work using EEG recordings of the brain to help identify the underlying neurological cause of dyslexia was the subject of her presentation at the United Kingdom Parliament in 2001 at the Annual Reception for Britain's Top Young Scientists, Engineers and Technologists.
[9] Shankardass is a classically trained singer, with concert performances in India, the UK and the US, and live recordings with Amjad Ali Khan, Anup Jalota and on BBC Radio.
[11] Her father is celebrity lawyer Vijay Shankardass,[12] whose clients include the Nizam of Hyderabad, author Salman Rushdie, actor Michael Douglas, Amnesty International, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Penguin Books and Virgin Group.