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Sonia BARITELLO

Autism diagnosis: An uphill battle

Autism Jonathan Walsh France

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For years, autism was underdiagnosed in France because of a lack of medical training for professionals. Now adults, thousands of people on the autism spectrum have had to spend years waiting for a diagnosis and try to adapt to life without one. They spoke to Sonia Baritello and Jonathan Walsh about their long, uphill battle.

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