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The Invisible Women: Diagnosing Autism

Autism in women: the invisible truth.

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The Invisible Women: Diagnosing Autism
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That clock that you have on the inside just ticking by doesn't always match up with the clock of life running for itself. The feeling that you're alone and the feeling that you're happiest whenever you're alone to your own thoughts.

A subject that I've been reading into lately is the under diagnosed so-called "invisible women" with autism. Autism is severely under diagnosed in women to the point that it is believed the 5 to 1 ratio of men diagnosed with autism to women.

A hash tag was started #SheCantBeAutistic

#SheCantBeAutistic – she has a great job.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she pays her bills on time.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she works full time.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she has a husband.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she has pets.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she is too smart.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she wears makeup.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she bathes.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she is very talkative.

#SheCantBeAutistic – her imagination is really good.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she has feelings.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she knows how to read and write.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she is successful in life.

#SheCantBeAutistic – she seems happy and warm.

And the truth of the matter is though autism presents itself differently in women, we need to alter our way of learning to help better diagnose autism in women

https://anonymouslyautistic.net/2016/09/15/shecant...

http://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/real-life/read...

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