This is a non-nal version of an article published in nal form in Arnott, B. and McConachie, H. and Meins, E. and Fernyhough, C. and Le Couteur, A. and Turner, M. and Parkinson, K. and Vittorini, L. and Leekam, S. (2010) 'The frequency of restricted and repetitive behaviours in a community sample of 15 month-old infants.', Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics., 31 (3). pp. 223-229.Additional information:
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