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Kristen Bottema-Beutel

Associate professor
Boston College

Kristen Bottema-Beutel is associate professor of special education at Boston College in Massachusetts.

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Errors of omission: Why we are deeply concerned about research on autism therapies

By Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Shannon Crowley, Micheal Sandbank, Tiffany Woynaroski
24 November 2020 | 7 min read

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