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Officially Autistic: Reading the DSM-V Through the Lens of Your Highly Religious Life

Officially Autistic: Reading the DSM-V Through the Lens of Your Highly Religious Life

How does having a strong religious identity intersect with the professional diagnostic criteria for ASD?

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