Author: Kristen Hovet
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The Other Autism podcast
The Other Autism is a podcast for recently diagnosed autistic adults or for anyone wanting to learn more about late-diagnosed autism.
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PTSD and autism: Are autistic people more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder?
Adults on their autism diagnosis journey often wonder if they are actually autistic or experiencing PTSD. “Does autism explain my traits, or is it all based in trauma?”
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Autism and mast cell activation syndrome
Mast cell activation syndrome, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, autism. Is there an overlap?
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What happened to the Provider Directory?
I discuss why I removed the Provider Directory. In short, I’m still providing referrals but don’t have time to maintain the Directory.
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My 5 favourite things about being autistic
Since so much content about autism is negative or focused on the difficulties and challenges, I wanted to talk about some of the good things!
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Three issues facing newly diagnosed autistic women
You were just diagnosed as autistic. What now? Here are some issues commonly experienced by newly diagnosed autistic women.
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Autistic person or person with autism?
What language do most folks on the spectrum prefer? Identity first (autistic person) or person first (person with autism)?
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What to do when you have trouble switching from one task to the next
Here is the simple habit that has helped me harness my executive function differences.
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The challenging journey to female autism diagnosis
Many autistic women are not diagnosed until adulthood, often following wrong diagnoses, burnout, and sometimes multiple suicide attempts.
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Common tool for diagnosing autism only identifies 1 in 5 autistic children
This finding challenges universal autism screening in toddlers, suggests many autistic children are not being diagnosed.
The Other Autism 