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Describing Function in ASD: Using the DSM-5 and Other Methods to Improve Precision

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Author Contributions

VHB and AT conceived of the manuscript. All authors participated in conducting the review, coordination, and drafting of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This work was supported to the NIMH Intramural Research Program (Grant No. 1ZIAMH002868).

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Vanessa H. Bal

  2. Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, 10 Center Drive MSC 1255, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    Cristan Farmer & Audrey Thurm

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Bal, V.H., Farmer, C. & Thurm, A. Describing Function in ASD: Using the DSM-5 and Other Methods to Improve Precision. J Autism Dev Disord 47, 2938–2941 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3204-3

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