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- ↑ Hawkins, Rhiannon (September 2023). "Commentary: Reviewing neurodiversity, autism, and healthcare by Jonathan Green (2023) from an autistic perspective". Child and Adolescent Mental Health . 28 (3): 446–448. doi:10.1111/camh.12668.
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