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Laurie, M.H. (2019). Parental Attitudes to Technology Use. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102387-1
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