“The essence of autism: fact or artefact?”

Chapman, R. & Veit, W. (2020). “The essence of autism: fact or artefact?”. Molecular Psychiatry, 26(5), 1440-1441. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-020-00959-1

Publication date: 8 Dec 2020 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English

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