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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
J Barry D Wright*
Affiliation:
Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2, England
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Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 1996 , pp. 39 - 40
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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