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Page last updated at 15:41 GMT, Tuesday, 11 August 2009 16:41 UK

Autistic and looking for love

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Alex, who has Asperger's syndrome - a form of autism that can make it difficult to form relationships - talks to his mum about trying to find himself a girlfriend.

The 24-year-old's story is told in The Autistic Me - a documentary looking at three young men trying to manage their condition and make their way in the world.

It also features 15-year-old Tom - a shy teenager struggling to get on with his parents, and 23-year-old Oli, who despite an encyclopaedic knowledge of history is struggling to find a job.

The Autistic Me is broadcast on BBC Three at 2100 BST on Tuesday 11 August.

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