Autism and Its Many Comorbidities: Conditions, Deficits, and Challenges

• By: Karl Wittig, PE Aspies for Social Success (AFSS)
• July 19th, 2022
• actually autistic, comorbidities, eating disorders, gastrointestinal issues, intellectual disability, occurring conditions, physical coordination, psychiatric conditions, sensory issues, Summer 2022 Issue
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There is a popular and common saying within the autism community that “when you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” It becomes clear that this is true when one considers the variety of conditions which occur comorbidly with ASD. Being on the autism spectrum is...