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Autismis a complexdevelopmental
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Reference:
AutismSocietyof America,http://www.autism-society.org
AutismWorld,http://www.
a utismworld
magazine.com/
OnHealth,http://www.
com/cond
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WebMD,http://www.onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/resource/conditions
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