Daily Junction.mobi portal<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/emma-ashworth-1176179">Emma Ashworth</a>, Associate Professor in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/liverpool-john-moores-university-1319">Liverpool John Moores University</a></em> and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/georgia-pavlopoulou-2765696">Georgia Pavlopoulou</a>, Associate Professor in Neurodiversity, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/ucl-1885">UCL</a></em></span></p>
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