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Brief report: Current theory and research on language and communication in autism

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Support for the preparation of this paper was provided by a grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (IROI DC 01234).

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Tager-Flusberg, H. Brief report: Current theory and research on language and communication in autism. J Autism Dev Disord 26, 169–172 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02172006

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