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Response to Hobson’s Letter: Congenital Blindness and Autism

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Contrary scientific positions between Hobson and Brambring regarding the connectedness of congenital blindness and autism.

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Grant: German Research Association. Doreen Asbrock: Doctoral Dissertation.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University Bielefeld, P.O. Box 100131, 33501, Bielefeld, Germany

    Michael Brambring

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Correspondence to Michael Brambring.

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Brambring, M. Response to Hobson’s Letter: Congenital Blindness and Autism. J Autism Dev Disord 41, 1595–1597 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1294-x

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