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Should motor impairment be added to the diagnostic criteria for autism?

by  /  11 January 2023

In light of growing evidence that motor challenges are common among people with autism, we asked five researchers how these problems fit into the definition of the condition.

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Evdokia Anagnostou
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Christine Wu Nordahl
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Alessandro Gozzi
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Ralph-Axel Müller
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Ruth Carper

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Brett Abrahams
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Greg Dunn
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Bethany Brookshire
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James Cusack
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Stacie Bloom
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Steven Roberds

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Steve Scherer
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Michael Ronemus
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Lucia Peixoto

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