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Adult ASD: Waiting for a Diagnosis
This is Part 10 in the I Think I Might Be Autistic series. If you’ve read through the components of my ASD evaluation, you might be wondering but what about the Asperger’s questionnaire? There wasn’t...
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Adult ASD: Receiving a Diagnosis
This is part 11 in the “I Think I Might Be Autistic” series. The day of the follow-up appointment finally arrived. As I rode the elevator up to the fourth floor, I felt my anxiety skyrocketing. I...
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Adult ASD: My Evolving Sense of Self
This is the final part in the “I Think I Might Be Autistic” series. In addition to the new set of questions that my diagnosis raised, it’s also forced me to think about my identity and how I want to...
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Monday Morning Musings (5-27)
DSM-5 Goes Live The DSM-5 was released last week. It’s still impossible to find the full criteria online anywhere, but here’s a summary of the major changes, according to a short video on the APA...
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A Little Something Different
When I started blogging, one of the first topics I wrote about was motherhood. Before posting, I gave the series to my daughter Jess to read because I wanted her permission before publishing such a...
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Diagnosis Barriers for Autistic Women and Girls
I’m very excited to announce that I’ve been invited to contribute monthly articles to the Autism Women’s Network. My first piece, Hiding in Plain Sight: Diagnosis Barriers for Autistic Women and Girls,...
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Do We Need a Female Diagnostic Model for Autism?
I’m sure you can guess what my answer to that question is. My post this month at Autism Women’s Network, Understanding the Gender Gap: Autistic Women and Girls, outlines some key ways in which autistic...
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Comorbid Conditions: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis in Autistic Women
There’s a new article today at Autism Women’s Network: Autistic Women: Misdiagnosis and the Importance of Getting it Right The rate of being diagnosed with a co-occuring condition if you’re autistic is...
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Finding Peace in Liminal Spaces
I suspect this may be too esoteric or scattered or specific, but I’m putting it here in the hopes that it will strike a chord with some readers. My writing style is shifting as I find it harder to hold...
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Acceptance as a Well Being Practice
Note: This was originally published as a chapter in the book “GAP: Autism, happiness and wellbeing” (British Institute of Learning Disabilities). It’s something that I’ve been waiting to post here for...
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