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Inclusion and Rigor in Qualitative Autism Research: A Response to Van Schalkwyk and Dewinter (2020)

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The authors are grateful to Professor Liz Pellicano for her helpful comments on a draft of this article.

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  1. Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE), UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, WC1H 0NU, UK

    Laura Crane

  2. College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia

    Abby Sesterka

  3. Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia

    Jacquiline den Houting

  4. Cooperative Research Centre for Living With Autism, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Jacquiline den Houting

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Crane, L., Sesterka, A. & den Houting, J. Inclusion and Rigor in Qualitative Autism Research: A Response to Van Schalkwyk and Dewinter (2020). J Autism Dev Disord 51, 1802–1804 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04634-w

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