Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Linda J. Lotspeich
Division of Child Psychiatry and Child Development
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
401 Quarry Road
Stanford, California 94305-5719
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