Oluwatobi Abubakare is a doctoral student at Indiana University Bloomington.
Oluwatobi Abubakare
Doctoral student
Indiana University Bloomington
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Broadening the autism spectrum: Q&A with Oluwatobi Abubakare
Too often, people outside the margins of what’s considered classic autism are left out of research agendas, Abubakare says.
Broadening the autism spectrum: Q&A with Oluwatobi Abubakare
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20 September 2022 | 8 min read
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