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Dissanayake, C. (2018). Social Behaviors and Social Impairment. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_106-3

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