Dimensional or Categorical Approaches to Autism? Both are Needed. A Reply to Nick Chown and Julia Leatherland

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¹ Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (PO 80), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, UK. francesca.happe@kcl.ac.uk.
² Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AZ, UK.

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Francesca Happé et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Feb.

. 2021 Feb;51(2):752-753.

doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04728-5.

¹ Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (PO 80), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, UK. francesca.happe@kcl.ac.uk.
² Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AZ, UK.

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Annual Research Review: Looking back to look forward - changes in the concept of autism and implications for future research.
Happé F, Frith U. Happé F, et al. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2020 Mar;61(3):218-232. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13176. Epub 2020 Jan 28. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2020. PMID: 31994188 Review.
Can a Person be 'A Bit Autistic'? A Response to Francesca Happé and Uta Frith.
Chown N, Leatherland J. Chown N, et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Feb;51(2):749-751. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04541-0. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021. PMID: 32535669 No abstract available.

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