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Letter: There are many shades of autism (2)

Published 25 March 2020

From Jonathan Mitchell, Los Angeles, California, US

I am a 64-year-old man with an autism spectrum disorder. This has impaired my ability to make a living, prevented me from ever having a girlfriend, and has given me problems with fine motor coordination, phobias and a voice volume I can’t control. It has made my life hell. As the neurodiversity movement gains greater traction, people may be less encouraged to find solutions for the many for whom this is a grave problem.

Issue no. 3275 published 28 March 2020

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