Difference in autism between male and female?
Bethie
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I'm very much the stereotypical emotionally-immature female Aspie-
if y'all have checked out the list of female-specific traits (I think it was stickied...no clue)
all but three apply to me.
I read somewhere that a very common characteristic for Autistic girls is an intense love and empathy for animals,
and that definitely describes me.
I'm a bleeding-heart animal lover.
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curlyfry
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I'm not obsessed with socializing I know it can just drain me so little is fine
I had to learn empathy - I was impulsively violent to animals when I was young but now I own birds and became very upset when one died a few years ago
I don't know if I have anxiety problems apart from just getting a bit anxious and stressed over something but I let it run its course and then am able to deal with the situation
I didn't know what a meltdown meant until my daughter had a couple, tantrums I was more familiar but not meltdowns
I don't think its depression but I get those awful lows of self-esteem sometimes when I hit a road block and think I don't have the skills when in fact I do but have to go through this cycle of reassurance like - every damn time. You'd think your brain would keep a memory of it that would go into effect to lessen the stress every time it occurs. Instead, I have to surround myself with concrete evidence that I am capable and even then it doesn't always work and I go forth blindly, finish what I need to do. Then, later look at it again and wonder how it ever got done. I HATE THAT.
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