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  1. Yale Child Study Center, Yale Autism Program, Yale School of Medicine, 230 S. Frontage Road, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA

    Roald Oien

  2. Department of Psychology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, TEO-H5 5.444/Teorifagbygget hus 5, 9037, Tromso, Norway

    Roald Oien

  3. Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Anders Nordahl-Hansen

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Oien, R., Nordahl-Hansen, A. (2017). Norway and Autism. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102106-3

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