Autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning that autistic individuals possess a varied set of strengths and challenges. The concept of neurodiversity recognizes autism as a natural variation in human brain development rather than a disorder or deficit.| Simply Psychology
The CAT-Q is a self-report measure of social camouflaging behaviors in adults, used to identify camouflaging behaviors in autistic people.| Embrace Autism
This week I’m looking at girls and women. Girls and women go undiagnosed at alarming rates. This is due to several reasons: the fact diagnostic instruments are normed off of boys, the majority of research has been conducted on boys, and due to negative stereotypes and cultural myths which perpetuate| Insights of a Neurodivergent Clinician
Masking is an automatic safety response that occurs when someone projects a certain, sometimes inauthentic, version of themselves in order to survive the world.| www.kelly-mahler.com
Below are some of the stages you may go through as a newly diagnosed autistic adult. As someone who was diagnosed as an adult, I also want to share my experience of how I am navigating each stage.| Simply Psychology
Autism is diagnosed through a comprehensive assessment by a multidisciplinary team, evaluating social communication, interaction, and restricted/repetitive behaviors using the DSM-5 criteria. The process involves reviewing developmental history, conducting structured observations and interviews, and ruling out other conditions.| Simply Psychology