Carter Leno, Virginia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7455-5514
Chandler, Susie
White, Pippa
Yorke, Isabel
Charman, Tony
Pickles, Andrew
Simonoff, Emily
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Autism (R011217 Autism M10 2011/12)
National Institute for Health Research (RP-PG-1211-20016)
The Clothworker's Foundation
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (n/a)
Medical Research Council
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity (STR130505)
Maudsley Charity (980)
Article History
Received: 23 February 2018
Accepted: 24 September 2018
First Online: 5 October 2018
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