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  1. In this paper, we use the term ASD to collectively refer to children meeting criteria for Autistic Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. When a distinction between these conditions is important, the specific term is used.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Alice Kau, Ph.D., of the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, Andrew Shih, Ph.D., of Autism Speaks, and members of the Baby Siblings Research Consortium, who participated actively in the networking that made this special issue possible. We also thank Gary Mesibov, Ph.D., and Kathie Barron for sharing the vision of this special issue with us.

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  1. Department of Psychology and School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel

    Nurit Yirmiya

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MIND Institute, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA

    Sally Ozonoff

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Yirmiya, N., Ozonoff, S. The Very Early Autism Phenotype. J Autism Dev Disord 37, 1–11 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0329-1

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