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Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)

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  1. Haring Center for Applied Research and Training in Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Ilene Sharon Schwartz

  2. Intervention Services for Autism, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Bonnie McBride

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  1. Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar

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Schwartz, I.S., McBride, B. (2018). Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP). In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_616-3

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