Current Debates on Autism Language Preferences: An Overview
Archibald, D., Dwyer, P., & Bury, S. M. (2024). Current Debates on Autism Language Preferences: An Overview. In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability (pp. 1-13). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40858-8_88-1
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