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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By Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Shannon Crowley, Micheal Sandbank, Tiffany Woynaroski

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Studies of autism treatments rarely report adverse events, and the scientists involved often fail to disclose their conflicts of interest.

Spectrum

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By Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Shannon Crowley, Micheal Sandbank, Tiffany Woynaroski

24 November 2020 | 7 min read

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