Some think more boys being diagnosed as neurodivergent means neurodiversity is a boy thing.
(OP doesn't.)
Some think more boys & men are diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic because autism presents inherently differently in women & girls than it does in boys & men.
(OP doesn't.)
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(OP doesn't.)
Some think more boys & men are diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic because autism presents inherently differently in women & girls than it does in boys & men.
(OP doesn't.)
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What if strict gender roles & expectations enshrined in #Patriarchy make women, girls, non-binary, & LGBTQIA+ people (behaviorally) mask their neurodivergence more often?
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& trip over a diagnosis,
usually quite by accident.
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*NINE* times more likely not to be unearthed until adulthood -
& only then after some sort of mental health crisis.
(Steph's sister Kathy suggested Asperger's possibility in spring 2006 due to 3 lost jobs in medical lab field.)
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is often not faced until the person reaches a psychological breaking point.
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& her Mom relocated from North Carolina to Vermont shortly before Christmas '06!)
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w/ bachelor's degree in Psychology, master's degree in Conflict Resolution studies initially suggested it.
#Ableist Mark Mathis replied that he always knew his ex had mental issues.
🤬
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