Academics, researchers and professionals need to stop using terms such as “evading diagnosis” and “masking symptoms” when discussing female Autism. In essence, what they’re really discussing when they apply terms such as these, are their own inabilities to correctly identify Autism in women. There is absolutely no value to be found in perpetuating the myth that women with Autism run around wilfully trying to avoid detection.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:28:53 +0000