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Challenges in assessing change in autistic adults: scale limitations and discrepancies in reporting in clinical trials

Emma Racinea Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Bonnie P. Taylora Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Casara J. Ferrettia Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Ellen Doernbergb Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USAView further author information
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Rachel Noonea Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Vera Nezgovorovaa Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Tarini Vatsa Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Eric Hollandera Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Pages 3-7 | Received 15 Nov 2019, Accepted 04 Mar 2021, Published online: 28 Mar 2021

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