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Cerebral Palsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Cerebral Palsy (CP) can be an important and potentially debilitating problem in its own right. This chapter reviews characteristics of the condition, how it is diagnosed, and how it compounds the picture for someone also diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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Smile, S., Kawamura, A. (2016). Cerebral Palsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: Matson, J.L. (eds) Handbook of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27171-2_19

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