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Spectrum Stories: The overlap between autism and anxiety

In this episode of “Spectrum Stories,” host Jacob Brogan talks to clinicians about why anxiety is so common — but can be so hard to spot — in people with autism.

By Jacob Brogan
11 October 2017 | 1 min read
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Illustration by John Hersey
Illustration by John Hersey

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