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Part VI: problematic references Read More Theory of Mind, Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 11/23/22 Theory of Mind, Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 11/23/22 Is there really no Theory of Mind deficit in autism? Part I: is it all about language instead? Read More Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 11/9/22 Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 11/9/22 Is there really nothing inherently atypical about language development in autism? Part II Read More Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 10/26/22 Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 10/26/22 Is there really nothing inherently atypical about language development in autism? 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