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Handbook of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder pp 285–300Cite as

Depression and Autism

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Depression is prevalent among persons within the autism spectrum. Individuals with Asperger’s syndrome, high-functioning autism, adolescents, and adults are particularly at risk. This chapter will review methods and procedure used to identify depression among persons with autism.

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Matheis, M., Turygin, N.C. (2016). Depression and Autism. 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_15

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