Weak Theories, Research Priority-Setting, and Community Partnership: A Recipe for Success in Polyparadigmatic Autism Science?
Dwyer, P. (2025). Weak Theories, Research Priority-Setting, and Community Partnership: A Recipe for Success in Polyparadigmatic Autism Science? Psychological Inquiry, 36(4), 268-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840x.2025.2605591
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LaCroix’s (this issue) recent article on the theory of mind (ToM) account of autism represents a welcome contribution to an autism science that, sadly, has often been slow to engage with the humani...
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