The social motivation theory of autism.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Trends in Cognitive Sciences

• Publication date

  2012-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.tics.2012.02.007PMID 22425667PMCID PMC3329932
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