ASD, a Psychiatric Disorder, or Both? Psychiatric Diagnoses in Adolescents with High-Functioning ASD
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ASD, a psychiatric disorder, or both? Psychiatric diagnoses in adolescents with high-functioning ASD.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1537-4416,1537-4424
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.686102