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What Adults Miss When They Interpret a Child’s

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What Adults Miss When They Interpret a Child’s

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Last updated: July 28, 2026
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References and further reading

  • Martin, A., Volkmar, F. R., & Bloch, M. (Eds.). (2017). Lewis’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (5th ed.). Amazon
  • American Psychiatric Association. (2022). DSM-5-TR.
  • Thapar, A., et al. (Eds.). (2015). Rutter’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (6th ed.).
  • AACAP: aacap.org
  • AAP: aap.org
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