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Severe psychopathology, particularly schizophrenia and other severe forms of psychosis, has been linked to autism. This chapter explores these relationships and discusses test and other methods that can be used to establish the co-occurrence of these conditions.

Statement of Purpose: Severe psychopathology, particularly schizophrenia and other severe forms of psychosis, has been linked to autism. This chapter explores these relationships and discusses test and other methods that can be used to establish the co-occurrence of these conditions.

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Cohen, A.S., MacAulay, R., Mitchell, K.R., Ory, J., Schwartz, E. (2016). Severe Psychopathology. In: Matson, J.L. (eds) Handbook of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27171-2_16

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