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Many Young Adults with Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues

By Tara Haelle — 2017

“One of the biggest difficulties with transitioning to adulthood is trying to realize where you’ve been correct versus where you need to change, where the boundaries are between what you need to do to fit in and what other people need to do to accept certain things that are a part of who you are.”

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