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An observational study of stereotypic behavior and proximity related to the occurrence of autistic child-family member interactions

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This paper was supported in part by Contract No. 300-81 0355 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in conjunction with the Madison Metropolitan School District by the Department of Education, Office of Special Education, Division for Innovation and Development, Washington, D.C., and by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, which is supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Education (Grant No. NIE-G-81-0009). The opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the position, policy, or endorsement of the National Institute of Education.

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Donnellan, A.M., Anderson, J.L. & Mesaros, R.A. An observational study of stereotypic behavior and proximity related to the occurrence of autistic child-family member interactions. J Autism Dev Disord 14, 205–210 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02409663

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