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Prosocial skills in young children with autism, and their mothers’ psychological well-being: longitudinal relationships

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Prosocial skills in young children with autism, and their mothers’ psychological well-being: longitudinal relationships. / Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard; Emerson, Eric et al.
In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vol. 13-14, 05.2015, p. 25-31.

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Totsika V, Hastings R, Emerson E, Berridge D, Lancaster G. Prosocial skills in young children with autism, and their mothers’ psychological well-being: longitudinal relationships. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2015 May;13-14:25-31. Epub 2015 May 15. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2015.01.001

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Totsika, Vasiliki ; Hastings, Richard ; Emerson, Eric et al. / Prosocial skills in young children with autism, and their mothers’ psychological well-being : longitudinal relationships. In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2015 ; Vol. 13-14. pp. 25-31.

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