Social skills in autism spectrum disorders

Social Behavior and Skills in Children

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 117-140

  Dixon, Dennis R ^a   Tarbox, Jonathan ^a   Najdowski, Adel ^a  

^a Center for Autism and Related Disorders   (United States)

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EID: 84889974419     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0234-4_7     Document Type: Chapter

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