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An Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship and funding from the Australian Federal Government and Curtin University supported this study. The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), established and supported under the Australian Government Cooperative Research Centres Program (http://www.autismcrc.com.au/).
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Hatfield, M., Falkmer, M., Ciccarelli, M. (2020). The Better OutcOmes & Successful Transitions for Autism (BOOST-A) Program. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102516-1
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