Tag: autism research
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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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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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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.
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5 signs you may be an undiagnosed autistic woman
A checklist of 5 things that could help identify autism in adult women and those who identify as female or gender fluid.
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The deficit model of autism
Historically, our understanding of autism has been based on a deficit model. See why this is a problem.
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Facts about undiagnosed autism (infographic)
The latest statistics about undiagnosed autism in a helpful infographic.
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What is the Female Autism Phenotype?
Here’s the real reason why women and girls fail to get diagnosed with autism.
The Other Autism 