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Research Articles

Characteristics of children with autism and unspecified intellectual developmental disorder (intellectual disability) presenting with severe self-injurious behaviours

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Pages 518-529 | Received 06 Jan 2022, Accepted 10 Aug 2022, Published online: 24 Aug 2022

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