You were just diagnosed as autistic. What now? Here are some issues commonly experienced by newly diagnosed autistic women.
Many autistic women are not diagnosed until adulthood, often following wrong diagnoses, burnout, and sometimes multiple suicide attempts.
A checklist of 5 things that could help identify autism in adult women and those who identify as female or gender fluid.
Category: Adult Autism, Female Autism PhenotypeTags: am I autistic, autism and STEM, autism and the arts, autism careers, autism facts, autism in women, autism research, autistic characteristics, benefit model of autism, female autism, highly sensitive person, late diagnosed autism, mental health, psychology, special interests, suicide
Why do so many autistic people try to hide their autism and why are female autistic individuals so good at it?
Category: Adult Autism, Female Autism PhenotypeTags: autism in adults, autism in women, camouflaging, female autism, late diagnosed autism, masking, mental health, psychology, social survival, socializing in autism, suicide
Before being diagnosed as autistic, many women go decades with the wrong diagnoses.
Category: Autism Diagnosis, Female Autism PhenotypeTags: autism in adults, autism in women, autism myths and stereotypes, borderline personality disorder, common misdiagnoses, female autism, late diagnosed autism, mental health, psychiatry, psychology, self acceptance, undiagnosed autism
Here’s the real reason why women and girls fail to get diagnosed with autism.
Category: Autism Diagnosis, Female Autism PhenotypeTags: autism diagnostic criteria, autism myths and stereotypes, autism research, autistic characteristics, camouflaging, female autism, highly sensitive person, masking, neurodiversity, special interests, suicide