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This research was supported by a grant from the University of Western Ontario, Department of Psychiatry Research Fund.
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Wolf, L.C., Noh, S., Fisman, S.N. et al. Brief report: Psychological effects of parenting stress on parents of autistic children. J Autism Dev Disord 19, 157–166 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02212727
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