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Autism
Adolescence and autism: a difficult, but not hopeless, combination according to a new MUHC study
November 20th, 2007
The challenges that autistic patients face become more pronounced during adolescence, a crucial period when many kinds of social behaviours are developed and when these individuals can become more keenly aware of their relationship difficulties. A paper by Dr. Eric Fombonne, Head of the Division of Child Psychiatry at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), 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. ¡°This study shows that the social and interpersonal skills of autistic adolescents can be improved, and we established that our method...
Source: Science Letter (2007-11-20)
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