Pain is something everyone feels, but not everyone gets the care they need. Many women, especially those who are Autistic, have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) or belong to BIPOC or low-income communities, have their pain or not treated properly. This leaves them struggling, feeling unheard, and losing trust in doctors.| Autism Society
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so what better time than now to recognize and accept that men (and boys) are not the only ones who are Autistic. Women are Autistic, too. Autism in women may present differently and may require different supports, nevertheless, it does exist, and the continued dismissal and/or misdiagnosis of women creates a health disparity that requires reckoning.| Autism Society
The CAT-Q is a self-report measure of social camouflaging behaviors in adults, used to identify camouflaging behaviors in autistic people.| Embrace Autism