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Tools for Autism Screening Must Vary with Language, Culture
Published August 1, 2014
in Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
At its core, autism is the same disorder worldwide. And ideally, it should be possible to identify it consistently and accurately everywhere. But most screening methods for the disorder were developed in the U.K. and U.S., and linguistic and cultural differences can affect their performance elsewhere.
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