Exploring the potential for social networking among people with autism: challenging dominant ideas of ‘friendship’
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2013.859174 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 188 - 193
Submitted on: Jun 14, 2012
Accepted on: Oct 14, 2013
Published on: Nov 2, 2015
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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