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This work was supported to the NIMH Intramural Research Program (Grant No. 1ZIAMH002868).
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Bal, V.H., Farmer, C. & Thurm, A. Describing Function in ASD: Using the DSM-5 and Other Methods to Improve Precision. J Autism Dev Disord 47, 2938–2941 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3204-3
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