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  1. Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Stephen R. Hooper

  2. Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Shakeia Burgin

  3. Child and Family Development, Charlotte, NC, USA

    Devon Hartford Redmond

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Hooper, S.R., Burgin, S., Redmond, D.H. (2018). Organizational Skills in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_935-3

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