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Are you born with an autism spectrum disorder or can you develop it later on in life like adulthood?
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Born with it: You are born with the spectrum disorder typically. It may manifest a bit later in the 2nd year of life when social skill development is noticed . If determined later it was always there but was just diagnosed later .
Answered 6/7/2016
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