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Puberty and autism: An unexplored transition
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Researchers are just beginning to learn what happens in the brains of autistic children during adolescence to explain their unique social, cognitive and emotional challenges.
Autism’s core symptoms accompany a constellation of subtle signs that scientists are just beginning to unmask.
Researchers are just beginning to learn what happens in the brains of autistic children during adolescence to explain their unique social, cognitive and emotional challenges.
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