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This group of behaviors constitutes third core feature of ASD. ABA is the most effective means of addressing the problems. The specific problems and research based interventions will be addressed.

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Tiger, J.H., Toussaint, K.A., Kliebert, M.L. (2009). Rituals and Stereotypies. In: Matson, J. (eds) Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0088-3_8

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