Recognising and exploring the relationship between ASD and mental health difficulties is vital, so each can be addressed successfully.

As Tony Attwood said "people with Asperger's Syndrome appear especially vulnerable to feeling depressed, with about one in three adolescents and two out of three adults with Asperger's Syndrome having experienced at least one episode of severe depression in their life".

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