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Autism: Helping Young Adults with Puberty

Puberty talks can be challenging for children with autism

Puberty talks can be challenging for children with autism

For kids with autism, teaching puberty can be even more challenging. Because their learning styles have different needs compared to other kids, most puberty talks at school simply aren’t enough. Even worse, sometimes children with autism are excluded from attending puberty talks altogether. This puts a lot of burden on parents to educate their teen all by themselves.