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Handbook of Interdisciplinary Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Part of the book series: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series ((ACPS))

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The treatment of ASD has been historically plagued with unsubstantiated and potentially harmful treatments. This chapter details the processes for developing evidenced-based treatments and examines their current status in the field of ASD treatment.

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Colombi, C., Vivanti, G., Rogers, S. (2019). Evidenced-Based Practices. In: Rieske, R.D. (eds) Handbook of Interdisciplinary Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13027-5_2

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