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Long Covid: Teen on 10 month journey to recovery

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There is still too little known about long Covid and particularly how it affects children.

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But this programme can reveal that half the patients at a new clinic for those with the severest form of the illness had already been diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum, a surprise finding that has led to calls for more - and urgent research.

And even for those not on the spectrum, help is often hard to find - we spoke to one young patient whose recovery has taken more than 10 months.

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Journals
Tags
covid, coronavirus, nhs
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