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Half of adults with autism have been abused by someone they know, a new study has found amid warnings of the 'devastating scale' of neglect and abuse.
Many people diagnosed with the condition are staying at home because they are afraid of being abused or harrassed, the National Autistic Society (NAS) said today.
People with autism can find it hard to interpret other people's motivations and as a result can be taken advantage of or manipulated, the charity said.
Half of the 1,300 sufferers questioned by NAS said they had been abused by someone they considered a friend.