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Clare Harrop

Assistant professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Clare Harrop is assistant professor of allied health sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

November 2015
Opinion / Viewpoint

Learning when to treat repetitive behaviors in autism

by ,  /  10 November 2015

Some restricted and repetitive behaviors may have hidden benefits for people with autism, so scientists should work to find a happy medium between acceptance and change.

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