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Kinard, J.L., Watson, L.R. (2018). Parent Responsiveness to Children at Risk of ASD. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102198-1

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