Kristen Bottema-Beutel is associate professor of special education at Boston College in Massachusetts.
Kristen Bottema-Beutel
Associate professor
Boston College
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24 November 2020
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Studies of autism treatments rarely report adverse events, and the scientists involved often fail to disclose their conflicts of interest.
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24 November 2020 | 7 min read
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