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\nWomen and girls with autism spectrum disorder often don't display the behaviors people typically associate with neurodivergence, greatly impacting when, how -- and if -- they are diagnosed. Autism acceptance advocate Kate Kahle makes the...\nWomen and girls with autism spectrum disorder often don't display the behaviors people typically associate with neurodivergence, greatly impacting when, how -- and if -- they are diagnosed. Autism acceptance advocate Kate Kahle makes the case for more research into this gender discrepancy, sharing her personal experience with masking, being diagnosed as a teenager and how it allowed her to better understand herself. \"Autism is not a disease, and it doesn't need to be cured,\" she says. \"It's just a different way some brains can work.\"\n
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13:17
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12th - Higher Ed
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2023
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personal growth, birth, family, society, years
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brain, autism spectrum disorder, medical research, humanity, social change, tedx, autistic trait, high functioning, special interests, eye contact, sensory issues, term asperger, neurotypical people, good portion, autistic people, autistic person, society expects, autistic women, autistic, asperger, children, people, woman, person, good, behaviors, spectrum, make, issue, thing, diagnosed, diagnosis
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