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Self-Injury in Autism is Largely Unexplained: Now What?

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  1. de l’Université de Montréal (CETEDUM), Montreal, Canada

    Baudouin Forgeot d’Arc, Michelle Dawson, Isabelle Soulières & Laurent Mottron

  2. Centre de Recherche Fernand-Séguin, Département de Psychiatrie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

    Baudouin Forgeot d’Arc, Isabelle Soulières & Laurent Mottron

  3. Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada

    Isabelle Soulières

  4. Pervasive Developmental Disorders Specialized Clinic, Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, 7070 Blvd. Perras, Montreal, QC, H1E 1A4, Canada

    Baudouin Forgeot d’Arc, Isabelle Soulières & Laurent Mottron

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Forgeot d’Arc, B., Dawson, M., Soulières, I. et al. Self-Injury in Autism is Largely Unexplained: Now What?. J Autism Dev Disord 42, 2513–2514 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1628-3

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