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How an autism diagnosis led Tom to making a career change • Feb. 15, 2025, 6:04 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Systemic racism may play a role in genetic testing disparities, study suggests • Feb. 13, 2025, 6:29 AM ET (News-Medical)
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Temple Grandin
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Bruno Bettelheim
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Eugen Bleuler
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Swiss psychiatrist
Leo Kanner
Austrian-American psychiatrist
Nikolaas Tinbergen
Dutch zoologist