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Abstract Although difficulties with social relationships are key to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), no previous study has examined infant attachment security prior to ASD diagnosis. We prospectively assessed attachment security at 15 months in high‐risk infants with later ASD (High‐Risk/ASD, n=16), high‐risk infants without later ASD (High‐Risk/No‐ASD, n=40), and low‐risk infants without later ASD (Low‐Risk/No‐ASD, n=39) using the Strange Situation Procedure. High‐Risk/ASD infants were...

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