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Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F), also M-CHAT

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  1. AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Diana L. Robins

  2. Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

    Deborah Fein

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Robins, D.L., Fein, D. (2018). Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F), also M-CHAT. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1569

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