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Testing Sensory and Multisensory Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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From atypical senses to autism: towards new therapeutic targets and improved diagnostics
Tatiana Lipina1, Matisse Blundell1
1University of Toronto, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada.
Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
|December 9, 2021
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