Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 471-473 , May 2009

Heterogeneity and Homogeneity Across the Autism Spectrum: The Role of Development

  • Warren Jones, B.A.
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  • Ami Klin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Ami Klin, Ph.D., Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven CT 06520

,Accepted 4 February 2009.

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 This article was reviewed under and accepted by Associate Editor James J. Hudziak, M.D.

PII: S0890-8567(09)60064-2

doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819f6c0d

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 471-473 , May 2009