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Parenting teenagers on the autism spectrum

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 81, Clicks: 4)  View Story

One of the hardest things about parenting older kids who are on the autism spectrum is recognizing that the issues they're dealing with as teens are very different from the ones they dealt with in elementary school. It's so much easier -- and more comfortable -- for us to think about birthday parties and playground friendships than it is to tackle the prom and dating, isn't it?

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