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I acknowledge the contributions of several people who assisted in researching, reviewing, and synthesizing the research literature for this report: Emily Brown, Julie Osterling, Julie Rinaldi, and Laura Hemmy.
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Dawson, G. Brief report: Neuropsychology of autism: A report on the state of the science. J Autism Dev Disord 26, 179–184 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02172008
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