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  1. Koegel Autism Center/Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Ty W. Vernon, Amber R. Miller, Jordan A. Ko, Amy C. Barrett & Elizabeth McGarry

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Vernon, T.W., Miller, A.R., Ko, J.A., Barrett, A.C., McGarry, E. (2019). Social Tools And Rules for Teens (START) Program. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102201-1

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