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Treatment for Autism

From Science to Pseudo-Science or Anti-Science

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  1. Division TEACCH, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7180

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  2. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Nurit Yirmiya  & Cory Shulman  & 

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Schopler, E. (2002). Treatment for Autism. In: Schopler, E., Yirmiya, N., Shulman, C., Marcus, L.M. (eds) The Research Basis for Autism Intervention., vol 264. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47946-X_2

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