A woman with autism was misdiagnosed for years

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Insider:+-+ "A woman with autism was misdiagnosed for years —
Insider:+-+*A wohere are 3 subtle signs she now realizes went unnoticed"

That, "Women often have overlooked signs, researchers believe.", is a statement I think can be documented as being more accurate if the "believe" were omitted.

Unfortunately not surprising. I am glad things are getting better for Sam.

Researchers *believe* autistic women get overlooked? I suppose the next big belief they'll have is that water is wet.

these "late diagnosis" articles crack me up. There are generations of adult autistic folks in their 90s through their 30s and many of them never diagnosed. I am all for articles raising awareness that adults can be autistic, but when I search for articles about autism diagnosis as an adult, these sorts of articles are so common. Finding out you are autistic today in your 20s is considered a late diagnosis. There are over 5 million adults age 60 and over in the USA today and only a very small percentage of us have been diagnosed. ( extrapolated from USA census bureau statistics and the CDC's opinion of the frequency of autism's presence in the general population) Hope the media keeps posting articles about "older adults" with recent diagnosis, but hoping to see articles on the "lost generation" being discovered more frequently. as always thanks for posting autism information, your work in finding and sharing important autism articles is deeply appreciated!