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2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 59; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jaac.2020.10.010

1527-5418

Anish Dube,

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

“The perfect girl smells like orange juice.” Meet Kelvin, a 21-year-old single young person with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), “a disability which helps me concentrate on one thing rather than get distracted by others.” He lives with his single father, has been learning Japanese, and his interests include drawing, manga, and computer. Like other young people his age, Kelvin is searching for love. As he anticipates the world of dating and what love means to him, he tells us, “I got pictures of girls in my brain right now and they look cute.”