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Autistic continuum of disorders: Is the term justifiable?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

J Barry D Wright*
Affiliation:
Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2, England
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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