Discrimination and victimization as mediators between social support and psychological distress in autistic adults

Jeanneret, N., Courcy, I., Caron, V., Giroux, M., Guerrero, L., Ouimet, M., d’Arc, B. F., & Soulières, I. (2022). Discrimination and victimization as mediators between social support and psychological distress in autistic adults. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 98, 102038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102038

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