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'She masked, she masked, she masked': Unseen autism and its toll on young girls

by Corinne Purtill Los Angeles Times (TNS)
| September 2, 2026 1:50 AM

LOS ANGELES -- Ruby Hobbs-Leffler felt things with an intensity that even a smart little girl with a big vocabulary couldn't put into words.

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