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Lovaas, O. I., Glahn, T. J., Russo, D. C., Chock, P. N., Kohls, S., & Mills, D. L.Teaching homes for autistic and retarded persons: I. Basic rationale. Manuscript submitted for publication, 1979.
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Lovaas, O.I. Contrasting illness and behavioral models for the treatment of autistic children: A historical perspective. J Autism Dev Disord 9, 315–323 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01531442
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