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Brief report: A reappraisal of clumsiness as a diagnostic feature of Asperger syndrome

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Ghaziuddin, M., Tsai, L.Y. & Ghaziuddin, N. Brief report: A reappraisal of clumsiness as a diagnostic feature of Asperger syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord 22, 651–656 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01046333

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