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  1. Pediatrics, Psychiatry, & Education, University of Pittsburgh, 3420 Fifth Avenue, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Cynthia R. Johnson Ph.D.

  2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 3110 Prices Fork Road, 24060, Blacksburg, VA, USA

    Tyler A. Hassenfeldt B.A. (Clinical Psychology Graduate Student, Coordinator, Virginia Tech Autism Clinic)

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  1. Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology Yale University School of Medicine, Chief, Child Psychiatry Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Johnson, C.R., Hassenfeldt, T.A. (2013). Pica. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1646

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