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imdoneone
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13 Jan 2019, 9:13 pm

Is it wrong to suspect someone of having autism?



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14 Jan 2019, 2:33 am

imdoneone wrote:
Is it wrong to suspect someone of having autism?

In general no as long as one realizes it is an amateur opinion and realizes autistic traits are present in many different conditions.

Do you have someone in particular in mind?


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