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- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revision, American Psychiatric Association. More information here.
- Harris, J. C. (2006), Intellectual disability. Understanding its development, causes, classification, evaluation and treatment, Oxford University Press.
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