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Adolescence and autism: a difficult, but not hopeless, combination according to a new MUHC study

The challenges that autistic patients face for building up relationships become more pronounced during adolescence, a crucial period when many kinds of social behaviours are developed. A paper by Dr. Eric Fombonne, Head of the Division of Child Psychiatry at the McGill University Health Centre, published in the November 2007 issue of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders describes the effectiveness of social skills training groups for autistic adolescents.

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