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Teenagers with Autism and How to Deal With Them

When a child enters their teenage years, this can be one of the most difficult times for parents. The teenage years are when the child reaches puberty. When a child reaches puberty parents tend to lose control over normal situations due to the changes that the teenager is going through in their minds and bodies. Puberty isnt any different in a teenager that has autism. The body still goes through the hormonal changes that puberty brings, though the experience may be quite different from that of someone who does not have autism. These changes can have serious results in your child. The way that your child accepts these changes will determine if the seriousness of these changes are good or bad. Seizures are a side effect that a person with autism may experience as the body changes. This side effect is one of the scariest to undergo. There are many people who were born wit autism that has suffered from seizures from birth on into adulthood. The seizures that occur in puberty can happen e...