Changing the stigma around autism diagnosis for adults
Changing the stigma around autism diagnosis for adults

Changing the stigma around autism diagnosis for adults

Maria Nsue

24 min
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For young people, being diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum often comes with support from parents, teachers and government funding. But an official diagnosis as an adult can be difficult to get — and expensive. For more on the push to change that, we speak with Megan Pilatzke, who was recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; Lara Newell-Barrette, who is looking to get formally diagnosed; and Kevin Stoddart, the director of the Redpath Centre in Toronto.

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