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Chapter 3 - Autism Spectrum Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2018

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Julie M. Wolf ,
Marianne Barton  and
Roger Jou
Edited by
Jacobus Donders  and
Scott J. Hunter
Jacobus Donders
Affiliation:
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Scott J. Hunter
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
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Neuropsychological Conditions Across the Lifespan , pp. 45 - 60
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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