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Brief Report: The Effects of Exercise on the Self-Stimulatory Behaviors and Positive Responding of Adolescents with Autism

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  1. Education Department, Monmouth University, New Jersey, 07764-1898

    Andrea Rosenthal-Malek

  2. New York City Schools, USA

    Stella Mitchell

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Rosenthal-Malek, A., Mitchell, S. Brief Report: The Effects of Exercise on the Self-Stimulatory Behaviors and Positive Responding of Adolescents with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord 27, 193–202 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025848009248

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